This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Fugitive Colors. Those colors which fade, or are more or less destroyed by the action of light, air, and atmospheric heat and moisture; those also which fade under the action of dilute acids or alkalis, as of soap solutions in washing.
 
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