mothproof

[ mawth-proof, moth- ]

/ ˈmɔθˌpruf, ˈmɒθ- /

adjective

resistant to attack by moths.

verb (used with object)

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

Nearby words

motherly, motherwell, motherwell and wishaw, motherwell, robert, motherwort, mothproof, moths, mothy, moti, motif, motile

Origin of mothproof

First recorded in 1890–95; moth + -proof

Related forms

moth·proof·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for mothproof

mothproof

/ (ˈmɒθˌpruːf) /

adjective

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

verb

(tr) to make (clothes, etc) mothproof

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