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signing(2)(dictionary)
signing(dictionary)

vat(1) (iou) and signing(1) (iou)


vat(1) (iou)



vat noun1. [vat] ME.
[Southern and western var. of FAT noun1.]
A tub, tank, cask, or Other large vessel used to hold a liquid, esp. fermenting beer, chemical preparations for dyeing or tanning, etc. ME.
A cask, barrel, or Other vessel for holding or storing dry goods. Formerly, a measure of capacity for coal. ME.
Dyeing. A dyeing liquor that contains a reduced vat dye. Usu. with specifying word. M18.
Comb.: vat dye, vat dyestuff a water-insoluble dye that is applied as an alkaline solution of a soluble leuco-form, the colour being obtained by oxidation; vat-man Paper-making a workman who lifts the pulp from the vat and moulds the sheets of paper.
vatful noun as much or as many as a vat will hold M17.

signing(1) (iou)



signing noun. LME.
[from SIGN verb + -ING1.]
A sign, a symbol, an indication. Only in LME.
The action or an act of Writing one's signature, esp. on a document etc.; authorization or affirmation by signature. Also foll. by adverb. E17.
b. A person who has signed a contract, esp. to join a professional Sports team, record company, etc. L20.
a. Christian Church. The action or an act of making the sign of the cross. L18.
b. The action of making signs with the hand, spec. in Sign Language. M20.
The action or process of providing a place, street, etc., with signs; the design and arrangement of public signs. M20.