"gape seed" meaning in All languages combined

See gape seed on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gape seeds [plural]
Etymology: From gape + seed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gape|seed}} gape + seed Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gape seed (countable and uncountable, plural gape seeds)
  1. (obsolete) Something to be gaped at; a strange sight. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gape_seed-en-noun-Oo~IrN~D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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