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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
clothes moth
    n 1: any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose
         larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good
            clothes.                              --Shak.
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            If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
                                                  --Mark. v. 28.
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   2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
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            She turned each way her frighted head,
            Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. --Prior.
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   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.
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