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- adjective US
colorfast in a way that will notfade insunlight .
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AcetateInexpensive, sunfast, and drapes gracefully, but will wrinkle and has low abrasion resistance unless blended with stronger fibers.
How To Avoid Housework PAULA JHUNG 1995
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AcetateInexpensive, sunfast, and drapes gracefully, but will wrinkle and has low abrasion resistance unless blended with stronger fibers.
How To Avoid Housework PAULA JHUNG 1995
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AcetateInexpensive, sunfast, and drapes gracefully, but will wrinkle and has low abrasion resistance unless blended with stronger fibers.
How To Avoid Housework PAULA JHUNG 1995
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With a cloudy or landscape paper, use plain poplin, rep, or sunfast, in warm tans, sage green, with bands of black or orange, or both, across the bottom; this would give character to the room.
Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 Mrs W.B. Meloney 1941
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_Overdraperies_ -- (If desired) -- Can be either printed linen, same as cushion in wicker chair, lined with sage green sateen, or brown or sage green poplin, silk damask or sunfast.
Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 Mrs W.B. Meloney 1941
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Bedspread of yellow and white seersucker, or a silky yellow sunfast.
Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 Mrs W.B. Meloney 1941
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_Over draperies_ (If desired) -- Of primrose yellow silk, or sunfast, or striped yellow and blue linen to match slip cover.
Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 Mrs W.B. Meloney 1941
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