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fastness is a term—used in the
dyeing of
textile materials—that
characterizes a material's colour's
resistance to
fading or running.
Colour fastness is...
- A
fortification (also
called a fort, fortress,
fastness, or stronghold) is a
military construction designed for the
defense of
territories in warfare,...
- Acid-
fastness is a
physical property of
certain bacterial and
eukaryotic cells, as well as some sub-cellular structures,
specifically their resistance...
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applied in an
aqueous solution and may
require a
mordant to
improve the
fastness of the dye on the fiber. The
majority of
natural dyes are
derived from...
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Calixto García, a
leader of the
Cuban insurgents somewhere in the
mountain fastnesses of Cuba—no one knew where". The
essay contrasts Rowan's self-driven effort...
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cities and an army of
educational representatives penetrating the
rural fastnesses to sell the press's
stock as well as
books published by
firms whose agencies...
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standards and
exhibit exceptional wash
fastness, boil
fastness,
light fastness,
weather fastness and
chlorine fastness.
Indanthrone blue was the
first example...
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cotton in
terms of volume. They are inexpensive,
generally have good wash-
fastness, and are easy to apply.
Sulfur dyes are
predominantly black, brown, and...
- yarns, and
fabrics with the goal of
achieving color with
desired color fastness.
Dyeing is
normally done in a
special solution containing dyes and particular...
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fugitive slaves" and "establish them
permanently in
those [mountain]
fastnesses, like the
Maroons of
Jamaica and Surinam". Of all the
major figures ****ociated...
