runproof

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runproof

(ˈrʌnˌpruːf)

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1. (Clothing & Fashion) US (of stockings or tights) designed to be especially resistant to being ripped

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (of eye make-up) designed not to smudge or spread on the face when wet

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Adj.

runproof - (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders

ladder-proof, run-resistant

imperviable, impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"

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runproof

[ˈrʌnpruːf] ADJ [mascara] → que no se corre; [tights] → indesmallable

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I will call the best contract with such property the "runproof contract." A contract is run-proof if there is enough liquidity in the bank to pay all agents the amount a at the end of period 1.