PEPPER-AND-SALT MOTH

Meaning of PEPPER-AND-SALT MOTH in English

noun

Etymology: so called from the sprinkling of dark brown or black on its dull white wings

: a geometrid moth ( Biston cognataria ) having a larva that feeds on various deciduous plants (as willow, apple, and black currant)

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MOTH — tinea. MOTHEATEN: rodet de tineas
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MOTH — anunugba
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SALT — I Chemical compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent, such as …
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PEPPER — I or garden pepper Any of many plants in the genus Capsicum of the nightshade family , notably C. annuum …
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MOTH — I Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
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SALT — I. ˈsȯlt, chiefly Brit ˈsält noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old Frisian, …
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PEPPER — I. ˈpepə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English peper, from Old English pipor; akin to Old …
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MOTH — I. ˈmȯ]th also ˈmä] noun ( plural moths ]thz, ]ths, ]z\) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old …
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PEPPER — (n.) Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper.
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MOTH — (n.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these …
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MOTH — (n.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
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PEPPER — ( n. ) Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper.
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MOTH — ( n. ) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; …
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MOTH — ( n. ) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. …
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SALT — salt 1 — saltlike , adj. /sawlt/ , n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, …
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PEPPER — — pepperer , n. — pepperish , adj. — pepperishly , adv. /pep"euhr/ , n. 1. a pungent condiment obtained …
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MOTH — /mawth, moth/ , n. , pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/ . 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
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PEPPER — v. season with pepper; add pepper
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SALT — I. ˈsȯlt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, …
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PEPPER — I. ˈpe-pər noun Etymology: Middle English peper, from Old English pipor, from Latin piper, from Greek peperi Date: before 12th …
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MOTH — noun ( plural moths ˈmȯthz, ˈmȯths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte …
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SALT — noun marshes flooded by the tide. 2. salt ·noun fig.: bitter; sharp; pungent. 3. salt ·noun fig.: salacious; lecherous; lustful. …
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PEPPER — vi to fire numerous shots (at). 2. pepper ·vt to sprinkle or season with pepper. 3. pepper ·noun any plant …
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MOTH — noun a mote. 2. moth ·noun anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 3. moth …
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SALT — [salt] n [ME, fr. OE sealt; akin to OHG salz salt, Lith saldus sweet, L sal salt, Gk hals salt, …
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PEPPER — [pep.per] n [ME peper, fr. OE pipor, fr. L piper, fr. Gk peperi] (bef. 12c) 1 a: either of two …
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MOTH — [moth] n, pl moths [ME mothe, fr. OE moththe; akin to MHG motte moth] (bef. 12c) 1: clothes moth 2: …
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SALT — in chemistry, substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base. A salt consists of the positive ion …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEPPER — also called Garden Pepper (Capsicum), any of a great number of plants of the nightshade family, Solanaceae, notably Capsicum annuum, …
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MOTH — South African day-flying moth (Euchromia formosa) any of several thousand species of usually nocturnal insects belonging to about 47 families …
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SALT — salt, Salt, SALT BrE AmE sɔːlt sɒlt sɑːlt — Preference poll, British English: sɔːlt 43%, sɒlt 57%. ▷ salted ˈsɔːlt …
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PEPPER — pepper, P~ BrE AmE ˈpep ə AmE - ə r ▷ pepper|ed d ▷ peppering ˈpep ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ pepper|s …
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MOTH — moth BrE AmE mɒθ AmE mɔːθ mɑːθ ▷ moths mɒθs AmE mɔːðz mɑːðz, mɔːθs, mɑːθs
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SALT — / sɔːlt; NAmE ; BrE also sɒlt/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] a white …
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PEPPER — / ˈpepə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a powder made from dried berries (called …
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SALT — I. salt 1 S2 W3 /sɔːlt $ sɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sealt ] 1 …
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PEPPER — I. pep ‧ per 1 S3 /ˈpepə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: pipor , …
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MOTH — moth /mɒθ $ mɒːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: moththe ] an insect related to …
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SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
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PEPPER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a hot aromatic condiment from the dried berries of certain plants used whole or …
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SALT — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
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PEPPER — n. & v. n. 1 a a hot aromatic condiment from the dried berries of certain plants used whole or …
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MOTH — n. 1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. …
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SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
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PEPPER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a hot aromatic condiment from the dried berries of certain plants used whole or …
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MOTH — n.1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. 2 …
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SALT — ( salts, salting, salted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Salt is …
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PEPPER — ( peppers, peppering, peppered) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Pepper is …
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MOTH — ( moths) A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies about at night. N-COUNT
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SALT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a high sugar/salt/fibre etc content ▪ Red meat tends to have a high fat …
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PEPPER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bell pepper black pepper cayenne pepper green pepper pepper mill pepper pot pepper spray …
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MOTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE female ▪ When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on …
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SALT — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]Salt water is sea water.salt water lakes/lagoonssalt water fish/plantsThe estuary - a partially enclosed bay where …
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MOTH — [noun] [C] - an winged insect which is similar to a butterfly, usually flies at night, and is attracted to …
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PEPPER — n. garden pepper black pepper Pepper Claude Denson
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEPPER — n. or garden pepper Any of many plants in the genus Capsicum of the nightshade family , notably C. annuum …
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MOTH — n. owlet moth bagworm moth gypsy moth hawk moth sphinx moth luna moth saturniid moth giant silkworm moth silkworm moth …
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MOTH — n. Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
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SALT — Synonyms and related words : AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Attic, Atticism, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Tabasco, Varuna, Worcestershire …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PEPPER
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PEPPER — noun 1 spice ADJECTIVE ▪ crushed , ground ▪ freshly ground black ~ ▪ cracked ▪ black , white ▪ …
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MOTH — noun Moth is used after these nouns: ↑ silk
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PEPPER — n. 25B6; verb salt and pepper the potatoes : ADD PEPPER TO, season, flavour. stars peppered the desert skies : …
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