offscape

English

Alternative forms

• offskip [18th–19th c.]

Etymology

From off- +‎ -scape.

Noun

offscape (plural offscapes)

1. (now rare) The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background. [from 18th c.]
   • 1794 September, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana:

     The Snowdonia rises with vast Dignity in the Offskip, while a blue Expanse of Ocean leads the Eye on our right hand to immeasurable Distance.