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colorfast

[ kuhl-er-fast, -fahst ]
/ ˈkʌl ərˌfæst, -ˌfɑst /

adjective

maintaining color without fading or running: colorfast textile.

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Origin of colorfast

First recorded in 1925–30; color + fast1

OTHER WORDS FROM colorfast

col·or·fast·ness, noun

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