clothes-mothn.

Forms: see clothes n. and moth n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clothes n., moth n.¹

Etymology: < clothes n. + moth n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclothes-moth.

A small moth, infesting houses, the larva of which is very destructive to woollen fabrics, feathers, furs, etc., on which it feeds, and of which it forms its chrysalis case. The name comprises several species of Tinea.

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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Tinea Making themselves cases of different materials in the manner of the Tinea or cloaths moth while in the worm state.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 867/1 Minute species, among which are the destructive clothes-moths.

1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 87 Pellionella, the only ‘clothes-moth’ known in the United States.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	clothes-moth
释义	clothes-mothn. Forms: see clothes n. and moth n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clothes n., moth n.¹ Etymology: < clothes n. + moth n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclothes-moth. A small moth, infesting houses, the larva of which is very destructive to woollen fabrics, feathers, furs, etc., on which it feeds, and of which it forms its chrysalis case. The name comprises several species of Tinea. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tineidae > clothes-moth mothOE moch1637 clothes-moth1753 tapestry-moth1815 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Tinea Making themselves cases of different materials in the manner of the Tinea or cloaths moth while in the worm state. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 867/1 Minute species, among which are the destructive clothes-moths. 1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 87 Pellionella, the only ‘clothes-moth’ known in the United States. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1753
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