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waterfast

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From water + fast. Cognate with Scots wattirfast (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterfêst (“waterproof”), Dutch watervast (“waterproof”), German wasserfest (“waterproof”), Danish vandfast (“waterproof”), Swedish vattenfast (“waterproof”).

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  1. watertight
  2. waterproof If you spot paste, and your paper is waterfast, wipe at once with a damp cloth or sponge. If the paper is not waterfast, wipe with a dry cloth.

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"waterfast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waterfast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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waterfast. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waterfast

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"waterfast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waterfast.

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@misc{waterfast_2026,
  title = {waterfast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waterfast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}