Definitions

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  • adjective Resistant to fading.

Etymologies

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fade +‎ -proof

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Examples

  • Much like butterflies and bees, we're drawn to color -- an attraction that must have served us well when colorful meant ripe fruits -- and the cheapest, easiest, and most fadeproof way to saturate food with vivid colors is a chemical one.

    Maria Rodale: What's All This Food Coloring Good For? Maria Rodale 2010

  • Much like butterflies and bees, we're drawn to color -- an attraction that must have served us well when colorful meant ripe fruits -- and the cheapest, easiest, and most fadeproof way to saturate food with vivid colors is a chemical one.

    Maria Rodale: What's All This Food Coloring Good For? Maria Rodale 2010

  • Much like butterflies and bees, we're drawn to color -- an attraction that must have served us well when colorful meant ripe fruits -- and the cheapest, easiest, and most fadeproof way to saturate food with vivid colors is a chemical one.

    Maria Rodale: What's All This Food Coloring Good For? Maria Rodale 2010

  • I had always used waterproof and fadeproof ink to mark the shells of live land snails.

    Archive 2008-08-01 AYDIN 2008

  • They are said to be "waterproof on most surfaces" but nothing is mentioned on the package or on the pens about them being fadeproof.

    Still red after all these months AYDIN 2008

  • I had always used waterproof and fadeproof ink to mark the shells of live land snails.

    How to mark a snail shell AYDIN 2008

  • This month, Lowry admitted to investigators that he used a fountain pen with "fadeproof, pigment-based ink" to change the date.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • Archivist Trevor Plante initially raised concerns about the pardon because the "5" appeared to be written in darker ink over another number, and a year-long Archives investigation determined that Lowry used a fountain pen and fadeproof ink to make the change while sitting in a research room.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • This month, Lowry admitted to investigators that he used a fountain pen with "fadeproof, pigment-based ink" to change the date.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • This month, Lowry admitted to investigators that he used a fountain pen with "fadeproof, pigment-based ink" to change the date.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

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