vat

A very large container for holding liquids, especially during production.

• The vat was full of milk.
• They stored the wine in wooden vats.
• Workers cleaned the empty steel vat before filling it again.

Similar words: tank, tub

Common phrases: vat of wine, large vat, fermentation vat

Describing a dye made usable by a chemical process before it colors cloth.

• They selected a vat dye.
• This cotton was colored with vat blue.
• Vat dyes require careful preparation before use.

Common phrases: vat dye, vat blue, vat red