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gape seed

gape seed noun: something to be gaped at; a strange sight.

Noun

gape seed (countable and uncountable, plural gape seeds)

  1. (obsolete) Something to be gaped at; a strange sight.
    • justice hath also knowledge and animadversion over such as gather stubble (as the common saying is) or looke about for gape-seed.1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.9

Forms of gape seed

pluralgape seeds

Origin of gape seed

From gape + seed.

Questions about gape seed

What does gape seed mean?
Gape seed means something to be gaped at; a strange sight.
What part of speech is gape seed?
Gape seed is a noun.
What is the plural of gape seed?
The plural of gape seed is gape seeds.

Words near gape seed in the dictionary

  1. gap-lappers
  2. gap-toothed
  3. Gapan
  4. gape
  5. gape for
  6. gape seed
  7. gape seeds
  8. gape-mouthed
  9. gaped
  10. gaped for
  11. gapeline

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