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Meanings of moth-eaten in anglès

Showing signs of wear and tear.

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Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new.

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Examples for "cold"
Examples for "cold"
1
North-West Province: Fine and cool Free State: Fine and cold to cool.
The South African
2
Free State: Fine and cool but cold in places in the south.
The South African
3
Northern Europe remains cold, with forecasts expecting them to remain below normal.
Reuters
4
Cook noodles in water according to package directions; rinse with cold water.
101 Things to do with Ramen Noodles
5
US v China: is this the start of a new cold war?
The Guardian
1
Detailed data on tobacco use among workers in dusty industries are lacking.
Pubmed
2
Names in dusty files but no longer represented in the power group.
America’s Secret Establishment
3
He groped on the dusty floor; the veins in his forehead hammered.
Maurice Guest
4
The rooster was wallowing luxuriously in a dusty spot in the corral.
Jean of the Lazy A
5
We are in the road, between the dusty quicks of the hedgerows.
Nancy: A Novel
1
It was stale news; new personalities and events were commanding their interest.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
2
But the American press saw the Obamas' Irish experience as rather stale.
The Irish Times
3
The beauty of the notes was eternal; no use could stale it.
The Price of Love
4
The smell of stale cigars and cocoa matting was in the air.
The Riverman
5
Where France look stale and disjointed, England were fresh and relentlessly committed.
The Guardian
Usage of moth-eaten in anglès
1
Teolin sat down wrapped in his moth-eaten bearskin and set to work.
Oracle's Queen
2
Sean stepped up to the window and pulled the moth-eaten curtains back.
The mighty quinns: liam
3
I picked you up because of your moth-eaten morals, I dare say.
The Silver Horde
4
Everything I came up with was too moth-eaten for even me to believe.
Secret Sanction
5
A gold locket, shaped like a hardcover book, hung outside her moth-eaten turtleneck.
The Fireman
6
The moth-eaten carpets and the scatter of newspapers and mail on the floor.
Leaving Time
7
They could see Bryant's moth-eaten brown trilby bobbing up and down.
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
8
The doors hung open on a shadowy darkness that looked dull and moth-eaten.
The talisman
9
Probably all moth-eaten by now, but better than freezin to death.
The Shining
10
That's the old, moth-eaten gag they're sure to try to pull on you.
The Little Warrior
11
I should a-known better'n to trust a man o' his moth-eaten morals, anyhow.
Where the Sun Swings North
12
A foxhound rose from the moth-eaten leopard-skin by the hearth as they came in.
Gone to Earth
13
That is the hotel where you find the moth-eaten towel and the bed-ridden coffee.
Remarks
14
Hanging from one of the hooks was a moth-eaten vicuna smoking jacket of blue.
Quill's Window
15
Their existence would have been mildewed and moth-eaten with misery.
The Mountebank
16
She indicated a small humpbacked trunk covered with moth-eaten horsehair.
Ralestone Luck
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Moth-eaten through the time