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mothproof

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moth⋅proof

  [mawth-proof, moth-]
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–adjective
1. resistant to attack by moths.
–verb (used with object)
2. to render (fabric, clothing, etc.) mothproof.
Origin:
1890–95; moth + -proof

Related forms:
mothproofer, noun
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moth·proof   (môth'prōōf', mŏth'-)   
adj.  Resistant to damage by moths.
tr.v.   moth·proofed, moth·proof·ing, moth·proofs
To make resistant to damage by moths.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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