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What does fastness mean?

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Noun
  1. A secure or fortified place; a stronghold, a fortress.
  2. The state of being fast.
    1. Firmness, security.
    2. Rapidity, swiftness.
  3. The ability of a dye to withstand fading.
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What would a representative of such an august organ be doing in an urban fastness of Fife at 11.30 pm if it was not kerb-crawling?
You also would like the thread to match the fabric it is being sewn in to and have good color fastness characteristics.
They lost the first by a big margin and drew the second 3 all in their mountain fastness.
Test your different textiles for color fastness and degradation to long-term ultraviolet exposure.
How do you find out the color fastness of the pigment in your favorite tube of paint?
Many of the colors were not fast, although there is not agreement in the literature on fastness properties of the various dyes.

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