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Webster 1913 Edition

Vat

Vat

(văt)
,
Noun.
[A dialectic form for
fat
, OE.
fat
, AS.
fæt
; akin to D.
vat
, OS.
fat
, G.
fass
, OHG.
faz
, Icel. & Sw.
fat
, Dan.
fad
, Lith.
půdas
a pot, and probably to G.
fassen
to seize, to contain, OHG.
fazzōn
, D.
vatten
. Cf.
Fat
a vat.]
1.
A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding liquors in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like.
Let him produce his
vats
and tubs, in opposition to heaps of arms and standards.
Addison.
2.
A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.
☞ The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.
3.
(Metal.)
(a)
A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in.
(b)
A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
4.
(R. C. Ch.)
A vessel for holding holy water.

Vat

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Vatted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Vatting
.]
To put or transfer into a vat.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vat

VAT

,
Noun.
1.
A large vessel or cistern for holding liquors in an immature state; as vats for wine.
Let him produce his vats and tubs, in opposition to heaps of arms and standards.
2.
A square box or cistern in which hides are laid for steeping in tan.
3.
An oil measure in Holland; also, a wine measure.
4.
A square hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.

Definition 2024

våt

våt

See also: vat, vaat, VAT, vát, vât, and vật

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

våt ‎(neuter singular vått, definite singular and plural våte, comparative våtere, indefinite superlative våtest, definite superlative våteste)

  1. wet
    våt til skinnet‎ ― soaked to the skin

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz.

Adjective

våt ‎(neuter singular vått, definite singular and plural våte, comparative våtare, indefinite superlative våtast, definite superlative våtaste)

  1. wet

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voːt/

Adjective

våt

  1. wet
    Mina kläder blev våta av regnet.‎ ― My clothes became wet from the rain.

Declension

Inflection of våt
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular våt våtare våtast
Neuter singular vått våtare våtast
Plural våta våtare våtast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 våte våtare våtaste
All våta våtare våtaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Etymology

From Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz.

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