ladder-proof

ladder-proof
ladder-proof 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. 2000.

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