unmoth-eatenadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɒθˌiːtn/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɔθˌitn/, /ˌənˈmɑθˌitn/ rare.
Not moth-eaten.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective] > not eaten by insects or animals
unmoth-eaten1574
unwormeaten1653
unmouse-eaten1654
ungnawed1836
unwormed1895
1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 88 I do craue, from henceforth, you keepe your letter vnmoth eaten [Sp. no dexeys otro dia apolillar la carta].
1740 P. Pineda New Dict., Spanish & Eng. (new ed.) Unmotheaten, desapolillàdo.
1974 R. G. Stern Bks. in Fred Hampton's Apartment 212 My memory too is unmotheaten in your head.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1574- of happy memory
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