vat dye
- noun
- /væt daɪ/
- Specialized
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- Indigo is a classic example of a vat dye used to color denim jeans.
Examples
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To ensure deep color penetration, the textile was treated with a vat dye in an alkaline solution.
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The fabric was dyed with a vat dye for vibrant colors.
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Because of its washfastness, a vat dye is often preferred for outdoor fabrics.
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Many vat dyes are used in textile manufacturing.
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Indigo is a classic example of a vat dye used to color denim jeans.
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To ensure deep color penetration, the textile was treated with a vat dye in an alkaline solution.
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Because of its washfastness, a vat dye is often preferred for outdoor fabrics.
Synonyms
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A substance used to change the color of cloth or hair
A dye for cotton that is dissolved to put on cloth and then made to stay
A dye that colours cotton and similar fabrics without using a fixing chemical
A substance used to add color to cloth and hair
How Colorfast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun-noun compound is compositionally clear: a B1 learner who knows 'vat' (a vessel) and 'dye' (a colouring material) can reasonably infer it refers to a dye associated with vats or vat-based dyeing. However, the precise technical properties and chemical process implied by the dictionary definition are specialized and not predictable from the constituents alone, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
The noun vat dye comes from vat, a large tub used to hold the dye bath where cloth was dipped. In that tub the dye is changed so it can enter the cloth and then changes back to stay in the fabric, so a vat dye gives colour that 'doesn't wash out'.