colorfast
Americanadjective
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You’ll need an adult’s help to roll over the back with a hot iron, or toss it in the dryer on high heat to make your drawing colorfast.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2020
High-performance synthetics—softer to the touch, more supple and more colorfast than the polyester of earlier outdoor textiles—let manufacturers offer intricately draped, patterned and textured looks that withstand the vagaries of weather.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2016
Army officer and Laurence Harvey the colorfast killer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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