tapestry moth.

tapestry moth.
[1805-15]

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  • Tapestry moth — Tapestry Tap es*try, n.; pl. {Tapestries}. [F. tapissere, fr. tapisser to carpet, to hang, or cover with tapestry, fr. tapis a carpet, carpeting, LL. tapecius, fr. L. tapete carpet, tapestry, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Tapis}, {Tippet}.] A fabric, usually of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tapestry moth — noun larvae feed on carpets and other woolens • Syn: ↑carpet moth, ↑Trichophaga tapetzella • Hypernyms: ↑tineid, ↑tineid moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Trichophaga, ↑genus Tric …   Useful english dictionary

  • tapestry moth. — See carpet moth. [1805 15] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tapestry — Tap es*try, n.; pl. {Tapestries}. [F. tapissere, fr. tapisser to carpet, to hang, or cover with tapestry, fr. tapis a carpet, carpeting, LL. tapecius, fr. L. tapete carpet, tapestry, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Tapis}, {Tippet}.] A fabric, usually of worsted …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tapestry carpet — Tapestry Tap es*try, n.; pl. {Tapestries}. [F. tapissere, fr. tapisser to carpet, to hang, or cover with tapestry, fr. tapis a carpet, carpeting, LL. tapecius, fr. L. tapete carpet, tapestry, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Tapis}, {Tippet}.] A fabric, usually of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tineid moth — noun small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur • Syn: ↑tineid • Hypernyms: ↑tineoid, ↑tineoid moth • Hyponyms: ↑clothes moth, ↑carpet moth, ↑tapestry moth, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • carpet moth — a clothes moth, Trichophaga tapetzella, the larvae of which infest carpets and other woolen articles. Also called tapestry moth. [1855 60] * * * ▪ insect group       any of several small, delicate moths in the order Lepidoptera that settle with… …   Universalium

  • carpet moth — noun larvae feed on carpets and other woolens • Syn: ↑tapestry moth, ↑Trichophaga tapetzella • Hypernyms: ↑tineid, ↑tineid moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Trichophaga, ↑genus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Clothing Moth — Carpet moth redirects here. This term is also used for several geometer moths of the subfamily Larentiinae called carpets . Taxobox name = Clothing Moth image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera… …   Wikipedia

  • tineid moth — ▪ insect       any of a group of moths (order Lepidoptera) that includes several economically important clothes moth species. Tineid moths generally have slender, elongated, fringed wings with a wingspan of 12 to 25 mm (1/2 to 1 inch) and dull,… …   Universalium

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