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gape the width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate gape [gāp] (anatomy) The margin to margin distance between open jaws. (invertebrate zoology) The space between the margins of a closed mollusk valve. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Like those who stand in the street and gape at the passers-by: thus do they also wait, and gape at the thoughts which others have thought. Gauge thy gape with buck or goat, Lest thine eye should choke thy throat, After gorging, wouldst thou sleep? All of these people stared at me, talked about me, ran into the huts and fetched out their families to gape at me; but no- body ever noticed that other fellow, except to make him humble salutation and get no response for their pains. |
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