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moth-eat⋅en

  [mawth-eet-n, moth-]
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–adjective
1. eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
2. decayed or worn out.
3. out of fashion; antiquated.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME
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moth-eat·en   (môth'ēt'n, mŏth'-)
adj.  

  1. Eaten away by moth larvae.

  2. Old and timeworn: a moth-eaten phrase.

  3. Shabby; decrepit.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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