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colorfast

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col·or·fast  (klr-fst)
adj.
Having color that will not run or fade with washing or wear: a colorfast fabric.
color·fastness n.
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Adj.1.colorfast - having color that is resistant to fading or running
imperviable, impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"


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It has a black wood frame, and the back and seat are made from spun-polyester fabric that's colorfast, water-repellant and fade-resistant.
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The elastic often gave out in the legs, and the fabrics weren't colorfast.
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When the researchers tested the baths on fibers from milkweed plants and rabbit hair, only one combination--sumac, bedstraw, and potassium carbonate--produced a deep red that was colorfast.
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