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/run"proohf'/, adj.made to resist unraveling, runs, or running, as stockings or dyes.[RUN + -PROOF]
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Universalium. 2010.
runproof
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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
