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To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.

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  1. v. t. To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.
  2. To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment. [Rarely used except in the form moth-eaten">moth-eaten, p.p. or a.] Ruin and neglect have so moth-eaten her. Sir T. Herbert.
  3. To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment. [Rarely usedexcept in the form moth-eaten">moth-eaten, p.p. or a.]Ruin and neglect have so moth-eaten her. Sir T. Herbert.