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 ]

n. Working as a landscape gardner.
Syn. -- landscape gardening. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A painter of landscapes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Landscape. ] A landscape. [ Obs. except in poetry. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Straight my eye hath caught new pleasures,
Whilst the landskip round it measures. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } 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 ]

n.; pl. Landsmen 1. One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A sailor on his first voyage. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Dan. landsthing, landsting, fr. land land + thing, ting, parliament. See Land; Thing. ] (Denmark.) See Legislature, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sw. ] See Varnpligtige. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ See Strait. ] A narrow strip of land. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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. ]