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I. adjective
Date: 1893
impervious to penetration by moths <mothproof wool> II. transitive verb Date: 1925 to make mothproof • mothproofer noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mothproof
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mothproof — [môth′pro͞of΄] adj. treated chemically so as to repel the clothes moth vt. to make mothproof … English World dictionary
mothproof — mothproofer, n. /mawth proohf , moth /, adj. 1. resistant to attack by moths. v.t. 2. to render (fabric, clothing, etc.) mothproof. [1890 95; MOTH + PROOF] * * * … Universalium
mothproof — moth•proof [[t]ˈmɔθˌpruf, ˈmɒθ [/t]] adj. 1) resistant to attack by moths 2) to render (fabric, clothing, etc.) mothproof • Etymology: 1890–95 moth′proof er, n … From formal English to slang
mothproof — 1. adjective Proof against being eaten by moths. 2. verb To use apply odoriferous materials intended to repel moths from clothing … Wiktionary
mothproof — adj. resistant to moths … English contemporary dictionary
mothproof — adjective (of clothes or fabrics) treated with a substance which repels moths. verb treat with such a substance … English new terms dictionary
mothproof — adj. & v. adj. (of clothes) treated so as to repel moths. v.tr. treat (clothes) in this way … Useful english dictionary
moth|proof — «MTH PROOF, MOTH », adjective, verb. –adj. 1. repellent to moths or resistant to the attack of their larvae: »mothproof wool. 2. impervious to moths: »a mothproof closet. –v.t. to make resistant to attack by the larvae of moths … Useful english dictionary
mothproofer — noun see mothproof II … New Collegiate Dictionary
Garot — Infobox Korean name caption= hangul=갈옷 / 갈중이 hanja= none rr=garot / galjungi mr=karot /kalchungi Garot or galjungi is a variety of hanbok, Korean traditional clothing, which has been worn by locals of Jeju Island in Korea as a working clothes and … Wikipedia
