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long-wearing

long-wearing \long-wearing\ adj. withstanding long use without deterioration; resistant to damage.

Syn: durable.

WordNet
long-wearing

adj. serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans" [syn: durable]

Usage examples of "long-wearing".

Then, while master stonemasons applied to some areas facades of costly marble, each and every other visible bit of stonework was thickly coated with a long-wearing exterior plaster composed of powdered marble.