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mothproof

American  
[mawth-proof, moth-] / ˈmɔθˌpruf, ˈmɒθ- /

adjective

  1. resistant to attack by moths.


verb (used with object)

  1. to render (fabric, clothing, etc.) mothproof.

mothproof British  
/ ˈmɒθˌpruːf /

adjective

  1. (esp of clothes) chemically treated so as to repel clothes moths

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to make (clothes, etc) mothproof

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of mothproof

First recorded in 1890–95; moth + -proof

Example Sentences

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On days when routine chores like going to the post office or separating the laundry feel like punishments, the project of vacuum-sealing sweaters in mothproof storage bags seems unfeasible.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

Similar to an electric blanket, Electropuff is lighter than most ordinary comforters and is mothproof.

From Time Magazine Archive

Manhattan's Witty Bros., manufacturer and retailer of men's suits and coats, will mothproof its fall line with the "Boconize" process developed by Manhattan's Bocon Chemical Corp.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cheaper than sheep's wool, Ardil can be mixed with wool, cotton or rayon, is shrinkproof, mothproof, woolly-warm.

From Time Magazine Archive

All these matters attended to, we may round out our day with insecticides by going to sleep under a mothproof blanket impregnated with dieldrin.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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