"catch dust" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-catch dust.ogg [Australia] Forms: catches dust [present, singular, third-person], catching dust [participle, present], caught dust [participle, past], caught dust [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> dust}} catch dust (third-person singular simple present catches dust, present participle catching dust, simple past and past participle caught dust)
  1. (idiomatic, said of an ornament or an object) To be rarely used. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: gather dust Related terms: dust-catcher
    Sense id: en-catch_dust-en-verb-pMh2Tljo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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