"offscape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: offscapes [plural]
Etymology: From off- + -scape. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|off|scape}} off- + -scape Head templates: {{en-noun}} offscape (plural offscapes)
  1. (now rare) The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background. Tags: archaic Synonyms: offskip [18th–19th c.]

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