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colorfast
[ kuhl-er-fast, -fahst ]
/ ˈkʌl ərˌfæst, -ˌfɑst /
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adjective
maintaining color without fading or running: colorfast textile.
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OTHER WORDS FROM colorfast
col·or·fast·ness, nounWords nearby colorfast
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How to use colorfast in a sentence
Such shimmery, colorfast hues could also make useful materials for cosmetics, clothing or architecture, she says.
These colorful butterflies were created using transparent ink|Maria Temming|September 28, 2021|Science NewsThe pigment books of his era insisted that it was a lightfast, colorfast pigment, but they were wrong.
How These Rothkos Were Restored Without Touching the Canvas|Adam Rogers|May 30, 2021|The Daily BeastIt’s recommended for colorfast washables and can be combined with other laundry products including detergent, and can bust up stains in only a single wash cycle.
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