'Clothes moth' definitions:

Definition of 'clothes moth'

From: WordNet
noun
Any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens

Definition of 'Clothes moth'

From: GCIDE
  • Clothes \Clothes\ (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), n. pl. [From Cloth.]
  • 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. [1913 Webster]
  • She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. --Mark. v. 28. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes. [1913 Webster]
  • She turned each way her frighted head, Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • Body clothes. See under Body.
  • Clothes moth (Zool.), a small moth of the genus Tinea. The most common species (Tinea flavifrontella) is yellowish white. The larv[ae] eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk.
  • Syn: Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture; raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments. [1913 Webster]

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