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Definition of Mothproof

1. Adjective. Resistant to damage by moths.

2. Verb. Protect from moths. "Mothproof woollen clothes during the summer"

Definition of Mothproof

1. Adjective. Proof against being eaten by moths. ¹

2. Verb. To use apply odoriferous materials intended to repel moths from clothing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mothproof

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mothproof

motherly mothers mothers-in-law mothers-to-be mothers of chapel mothers superior mothership motherships motherworts mothery

mothier mothiest mothing mothlike mothproof (current term) mothproofed mothproofer mothproofers mothproofing mothproofs

moths mothy moti motia motier motiest motif motific motifs

Literary usage of Mothproof

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"... cabinets, mothproof boxes, and what-not from it. Until the advent of the Japanese the natives ruthlessly destroyed the trees without replacing them, ..."

2. Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee by Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth, Charles Dadant (1905)
"8IO. Killed by heavy frosts 811. Migrating results S12. How to protect combs. 813. Italians pearly mothproof. 814. Queenless colonies their easy prey. ..."

3. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"It is also used in deodorants, insecticides, mothproof bags, floor polishes, and janitorial supplies. In addition, a large percentage of the oil is used as ..."

4. I.C.S. Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of by International Correspondence Schools (1909)
"It is very durable and mothproof, and can be easily cleaned after the accumulation of dust. Silk can be obtained in unlimited colors and patterns, ..."

5. College Achievement and Vocational Efficiency by Bessie Lee Gambrill (1922)
"... aside with the cap and gown, neatly laid away, as it were, in a dust and mothproof box, safe from the contaminating influences of the utilitarian world. ..."

6. The What, How, and why of Church Buildingby George W. Kramer by George W. Kramer (1897)
"They have a most wonderful filling in their Patent Elastic Felt, which they absolutely guarantee not to mat or pack, and to be mothproof as well, ..."

7. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1858)
"... "Patent Bee Hives"—mothproof included ly into the honey season ; if they are deficient, supply them at once. Every few days, I put in and immediately ..."

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