MOTH-EATEN

Meaning of MOTH-EATEN in English

ˈmoth-ˌeaten BrE AmE adjective

1 . cloth that is moth-eaten has had holes eaten in it by moths:

a moth-eaten sweater

2 . old and in bad condition:

a moth-eaten old sofa

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

MOTH-EATEN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. a. : eaten into by moths moth-eaten cloth b. : having the appearance of something eaten into …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTH-EATEN — adjective Date: 14th century eaten into by moth larvae , 2. dilapidated , antiquated , outmoded
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTH-EATEN — /mawth"eet'n, moth"-/ , adj. 1. eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths. 2. decayed or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH-EATEN — adj. eaten by moths; out-of-date, old-fashioned
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOTH-EATEN — adjective Date: 14th century 1. : eaten into by moth larvae moth-eaten clothes 2. a. : dilapidated b. : antiquated …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTH-EATEN — Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ th- ˌ ē -t ə n Function: adjective Date: 14th century 1 : eaten into by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTH-EATEN — ■ adjective 1》 damaged by clothes moths. 2》 old or in bad condition.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOTH-EATEN — [moth-eat.en] adj (14c) 1: eaten into by moth larvae "~ clothes" 2. a: dilapidated b: antiquated, outmoded
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTH-EATEN — moth-eaten BrE AmE ˈmɒθ ˌiːt ə n AmE \ ˈmɔːθ- ˈmɑːθ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTH-EATEN — adjective 1. ( of clothes, etc. ) damaged or destroyed by moths 2. ( informal , disapproving ) very old …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTH-EATEN — 1. Moth-eaten clothes look very old and have holes in them. ADJ 2. If you describe something as moth-eaten , …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTH-EATEN — 1. Moth-eaten clothes look very old and have holes in them. ADJ 2. If you describe something as ~, you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOTH-EATEN — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a moth-eaten sweater EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Her coat lost its moth-eaten look and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTH EATEN — Synonyms and related words : anile, archaic, back-number, banal, bewhiskered, blasted, blighted, blown, bromidic, bygone, common, commonplace, corny, crabbed, crumbling, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTH-EATEN — Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SHABBY 1, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, run-down, seedy, tagrag, tattered, threadbare 2 Synonyms: OLD-FASHIONED , antiquated, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MOTH-EATEN — adjective 1. Synonyms: shabby 1, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, run-down, seedy, tagrag, tattered, threadbare 2. Synonyms: old-fashioned , antiquated, archaic, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTH-EATEN — 25B6; adjective THREADBARE, worn (out), well worn, old, shabby, scruffy, tattered, ragged; informal tatty, the worse for wear; N. Amer. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTH-EATEN — прил. 1) побитый молью 2) поношенный, потертый (тж. перен.) Syn : worn-out, threadbare изъеденный молью старый, устаревший, обветшалый - what …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH-EATEN — Устаревший
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH-EATEN — Изношенный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH-EATEN — moth-eaten.ogg ʹmɒθ͵i:tn a 1> изъеденный молью 2> старый, устаревший, обветшалый what a moth-eaten idea! - какая допотопная идея!
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTH-EATEN — изъеденный молью устаревший; изношенный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOTH EATEN — (n) изъеденный молью
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOTH EATEN — (a) обветшалый; старый; устаревший
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOTH-EATEN — a 1) изъеденный молью 2) старый, устаревший, обветшалый what a ~ idea! - какая допотопная идея!
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MOTH-EATEN — a 1> изъеденный молью 2> старый, устаревший, обветшалый what a moth-eaten idea! - какая допотопная идея!
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH-EATEN — прил. 1) побитый молью 2) поношенный, потёртый прям. и перен. Syn: worn-out , threadbare
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOTH-EATEN — прил. 1) побитый молью 2) поношенный, потёртый прям. и перен. Syn: worn-out, threadbare
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOTH-EATEN — _a. 1> изъеденный молью 2> устаревший; изношенный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOTH-EATEN — a. 1. изъеденный молью 2. устаревший; изношенный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MOTH-EATEN — изъеденный молью устаревший; изношенный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MOTH-EATEN — [adj.] изъеденный молью, [перен.] допотопный, устаревший
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
MOTH-EATEN — a изъеденный молью, перен. допотопный, устаревший
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
MOTH-EATEN — прил. 1) побитый молью 2) поношенный, потертый (тж. перен.) Syn : worn-out, threadbare изъеденный молью старый, устаревший, обветшалый - what …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH-EATEN — изьеденный молью
Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH — tinea. MOTHEATEN: rodet de tineas
English interlingue dictionary
MOTH — anunugba
English-Visayan vocabulary
MOTH — I Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTH — I. ˈmȯ]th also ˈmä] noun ( plural moths ]thz, ]ths, ]z\) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EATEN — past part of eat
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTH — (n.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these …
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — (n.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
Английский словарь Webster
EATEN — (p. p.) of Eat
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — ( n. ) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — ( n. ) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EATEN — ( p. p. ) of Eat
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — /mawth, moth/ , n. , pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/ . 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EATEN — /eet"n/ , v. a pp. of eat .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EATEN — adj. consumed, having been taken into the mouth and swallowed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOTH — noun ( plural moths ˈmȯthz, ˈmȯths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTH — noun a mote. 2. moth ·noun anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 3. moth …
Webster English vocab
EATEN — p.p. of eat.
Webster English vocab
MOTH — [moth] n, pl moths [ME mothe, fr. OE moththe; akin to MHG motte moth] (bef. 12c) 1: clothes moth 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTH — South African day-flying moth (Euchromia formosa) any of several thousand species of usually nocturnal insects belonging to about 47 families …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTH — moth BrE AmE mɒθ AmE mɔːθ mɑːθ ▷ moths mɒθs AmE mɔːðz mɑːðz, mɔːθs, mɑːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EATEN — eaten BrE AmE ˈiːt ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTH — moth /mɒθ $ mɒːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: moththe ] an insect related to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTH — n. 1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTH — n.1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MOTH — ( moths) A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies about at night. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EATEN — Eaten is the past participle of eat .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EATEN — Eaten is the past participle of eat .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE female ▪ When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTH — [noun] [C] - an winged insect which is similar to a butterfly, usually flies at night, and is attracted to …
Cambridge English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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