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moth-proof, a.|ˈmɒθpruːf|
Also moth proof, mothproof.
[f. moth n. + proof a.]
Resistant to damage by moths.
1893Ladies' Home Jrnl. May 13/4 Moth proof bag. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 275/2 Moth proof Cotton underlay to go between wire bottom of bed and mattress. 1916Independent (N.Y.) 15 May 248/2 Colorfast, reversible moth-proof rugs. 1922Sci. Amer. 22 Oct. 260/1 Making wool moth-proof. 1924Ibid. July 39/4 (heading) Making the closet moth-proof. 1931Daily Express 21 Sept. 7/5 Hygienic, dustproof, mothproof and washable. 1959Times 12 Jan. 11/3 Courlene..is..rot and moth⁓proof, washable and quick drying. 1960Which? Jan. 18/2 Wool can be made mothproof by the application of certain chemicals, and mothproof wool is available from some manufacturers and is particularly desirable for carpets.
Hence as v. trans., to render moth-proof; so moth-proofing vbl. n.; moth-proofer, a substance for moth-proofing clothes or textile fibres.
1925Chem. Abstr. XIX. 184 (title) Mothproofing fibrous materials. Ibid. 993 (title) Moth-proofing fabrics. 1932Discovery Oct. 321/2 Science has provided sufficient moth⁓proofing substances and means for combating this pest [sc. the moth]. 1938Chatelaine May 79/1 Her lovely clothes at Columbia Studios are mothproofed with Larvex. 1958Spectator 4 July 15/3 Expert mending, dying to pattern, mothproofing. 1960Which? June 130/1 For woollens that have not been mothproofed in manufacture, the consumer can use household mothproofers—liquids which impregnate the material and kill the larvae —or moth repellents. 1961Times 13 Dec. 21/7 Air fresheners..mothproofers. |