| Landscape | n. [ Formerly written also landskip. ] [ D. landschap; land land + -schap, equiv. to E. -schip; akin to G. landschaft, Sw. landskap, Dan. landskab. See Land, and -schip. ] 1. A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc. Compare seascape. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The pictorial aspect of a country. [ 1913 Webster ] The landscape of his native country had taken hold on his heart. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Landscape gardening, The art of laying out grounds and arranging trees, shrubbery, etc., in such a manner as to produce a picturesque effect. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Landslip | { } n. 1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The land which slips down. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. An election victory in which the winning candidate receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing candidate. [ PJC ] 4. Any overwhelming victory. [ PJC ] Variants: Landslide |
| Landsthing | ‖n. [ Dan. landsthing, landsting, fr. land land + thing, ting, parliament. See Land; Thing. ] (Denmark.) See Legislature, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Landsturm | ‖n. [ G. See Land; Storm. ] [ In Germany and other European nations, and Japan: ] (a) A general levy in time of war. (b) The forces called out on such levy, composed of all men liable to service who are not in the army, navy, or Landwehr; the last line of defense, supposed to be called out only in case of invasion or other grave emergency. See Army organization, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
