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 Definitions of moth-eaten  [ˈmɔθˌbɔl, ˈmɒθ-]  

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Definition of 'moth-eaten' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) moth-eaten
eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.

2.  moth-eaten
decayed or worn-out.

3.  moth-eaten
out of fashion.

Etymology:  (1350–1400)

Definition of 'moth-eaten' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty
showing signs of wear and tear
"a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"

2. (adj) moth-eaten, mothy
worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
"moth-eaten blankets"

3. (adj) cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
Translation of 'moth-eaten' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of cloth) eaten by moths
a moth-eaten blanket.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: motgevreet Arabic flag Arabic: مَقْروض بالعُث Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изяден от молци
Brazilian flag Brazilian: comido de traça Czech flag Czech: prožraný od molů German flag German: mottenzerfressen
Danish flag Danish: mølædt Greek flag Greek: σκοροφαγωμένος Spanish flag Spanish: apolillado
Estonian flag Estonian: koitanud Farsi flag Farsi: بيد خورده Finnish flag Finnish: koinsyömä
French flag French: mité Hebrew flag Hebrew: אָכוּל ע”י עַש Hindi flag Hindi: (कीड़ों द्वारा) नष्ट किया
Croatian flag Croatian: izjeden od moljaca Hungarian flag Hungarian: molyette Indonesian flag Indonesian: lapuk
Icelandic flag Icelandic: mölétinn Italian flag Italian: tarmato Japanese flag Japanese: 虫の食った
Korean flag Korean: 좀먹은 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kandžių suėstas Latvian flag Latvian: kožu saēsts
Malay flag Malay: lapuk Dutch flag Dutch: aangetast door de mot Norwegian flag Norwegian: møllspist
Polish flag Polish: zjedzony przez mole Persian flag Persian: بيد خورده Pashto flag Pashto: پويه خوړل شوى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: comido de traça Romanian flag Romanian: mâncat de molii Russian flag Russian: изъеденный молью
Slovak flag Slovak: prežraný od molí Slovenian flag Slovenian: od moljev požrt Serbian flag Serbian: izjeden od strane moljaca
Swedish flag Swedish: maläten Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งถูกทำลายด้วยแมลง Turkish flag Turkish: güve yemiş/yeniği
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (衣服)被蛾蛀壞的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: поїдений міллю Urdu flag Urdu: کڑکھایا، گھسا پٹا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bị mọt cắn Chinese flag Chinese: 虫蛀的，蛀坏了的

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