Moth-eaten

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moth-eaten \Moth"-eat`en\, a.
     having holes due to eating by moths or moth larvae; -- of
     cloth or clothing.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  moth-eaten
       adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
              "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows
              and tatty curtains" [syn: {ratty}, {shabby}, {tatty}]
       2: worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten
          blankets" [syn: {mothy}]
       3: lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
          "moth-eaten theories about race" [syn: {old}, {stale}]