lightfast

Definitions

Resistant to fading.

Equivalents

Examples

“Verdigris is lightfast in oil paint⟳, as numerous examples of fifteenth-century paintings show⟳.”

“Some ink-and-paper combinations are more lightfast than others, and the resulting prints are more fade-resistant.”

“Tara, a gallotannin, is often quoted as being the most lightfast vegetable tannin and makes very pale coloured leather.”

“The blue, or cyan, is the most lightfast ink used in the printing process⟳, so it lasts the longest. That blue, incidentally, is the phthalocyanine blue pigment. You can easily test⟳ to determine⟳ whether any material is lightfast.”

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