"colourfast" meaning in English

See colourfast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more colourfast [comparative], most colourfast [superlative]
Etymology: From colour + fast. Etymology templates: {{af|en|colour|fast}} 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.)
    Sense id: en-colourfast-en-adj-8hlgn0Hw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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