mothproof

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

moth·proof / ˈmô[unvoicedth]ˌproōf/ • adj. (of clothes or fabrics) treated with a substance that repels moths. • v. [tr.] treat with a substance that repels moths.


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