Definitions
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
Word origin
From Hindi मोठ (moṭh); see moth bean.
Used in a sentence
“So that, dear lords, if I be left behind, / A moth of peace, and he go to the war, / The rites for which I love him are bereft me, / And I a heavy interim shall support / By his dear absence. Let me go with him.”
“To remove moth patches, wash the spots with a solution of common bicarbonate of soda and water several times a day, until the patches are removed, which will usually be in forty-eight hours.”
“Craves for sour things, chalks and eggs, fatty people with light brown spots on the face or liver spots, moth patches on forehead and cheek.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Night-flying insect”4 letters
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