Origin:
before 950; Middle English motthe, Old English moththe; akin to German Motte, Old Norse motti
before 950; Middle English motthe, Old English moththe; akin to German Motte, Old Norse motti
Related forms
de·moth, verb (used with object)
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| —n | |
| Compare butterfly any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera that typically have stout bodies with antennae of various shapes (but not clubbed), including large brightly coloured species, such as hawk moths, and small inconspicuous types, such as the clothes moths | |
| [Old English moththe; compare Middle Dutch motte, Old Norse motti] | |
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Moth
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
moth
O.E. moððe (Northumbrian mohðe), common Gmc. (cf. O.N. motti, M.Du. motte, Ger. Motte "moth"), perhaps related to O.E. maða "maggot," or from the root of midge (q.v.). Until 16c. used mostly of the larva, usually in reference to devouring clothes (cf. Matt. vi.20).
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Moth definition
Heb. 'ash, from a root meaning "to fall away," as moth-eaten garments fall to pieces (Job 4:19; 13:28; Isa. 50:9; 51:8; Hos. 5:12). Gr. ses, thus rendered in Matt. 6:19, 20; Luke 12:33. Allusion is thus made to the destruction of clothing by the larvae of the clothes-moth. This is the only lepidopterous insect referred to in Scripture.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
These are actually so pretty, especially the moth wings.
Few people would recognize the inconspicuous twilight moth.
Almost all silk fabric is made from silkworm moth cocoons, but people have occasionally tried to make cloth from spider silk.
The caterpillar will become a butterfly or moth later in its life cycle.
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