"colourfast" meaning in English

See colourfast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more colourfast [comparative], most colourfast [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English colour Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English colourfast From colour + fast. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|colour|fast|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English colour Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English colourfast [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*fast", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "fæst", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fast", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fast", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "colourfast", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="colourfast"> From colour + fast. Head templates: {{en-adj}} colourfast (comparative more colourfast, superlative most colourfast)
  1. Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: colorfast (extra: Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.) Derived forms: noncolourfast
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