runproof

runproof
/run"proohf'/, adj.
made to resist unraveling, runs, or running, as stockings or dyes.
[RUN + -PROOF]

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Universalium. 2010.

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  • runproof — adjective (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders • Syn: ↑ladder proof, ↑run resistant • Similar to: ↑impervious, ↑imperviable * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : re …   Useful english dictionary

  • runproof — adj. (of hosiery) resistant to runs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ladder-proof — adj. resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders; of hosiery. Syn: runproof, run resistant. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ladderproof — adj. (of hosiery) resistant to runs, runproof …   English contemporary dictionary

  • imperviable — adjective not admitting of passage or capable of being affected a material impervious to water someone impervious to argument • Syn: ↑impervious • Ant: ↑pervious (for: ↑impervious) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ladder-proof — adjective (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders • Syn: ↑runproof, ↑run resistant • Similar to: ↑impervious, ↑imperviable …   Useful english dictionary

  • run-resistant — adjective (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders • Syn: ↑runproof, ↑ladder proof • Similar to: ↑impervious, ↑imperviable …   Useful english dictionary

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