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Vatman

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006421

A skilled worker responsible for forming sheets of paper by hand using a vat and mold in traditional papermaking. The vatman dips a mold, a frame with a screen, into a vat of pulp slurry to pick up a uniform layer of fibers. This craft requires precision and experience to produce consistent paper quality, especially for specialty papers or artistic applications.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006421
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectPaper and pulp
Referencesvatman - definition and meaning (Wordnik)
TranslationsGerman: Vatman; Spanish: vatman; French: vatman
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006421",
  "term": "Vatman",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A skilled worker responsible for forming sheets of paper by hand using a vat and mold in traditional papermaking. The vatman dips a mold, a frame with a screen, into a vat of pulp slurry to pick up a uniform layer of fibers. This craft requires precision and experience to produce consistent paper quality, especially for specialty papers or artistic applications.",
  "subject": "Paper and pulp",
  "references": [
    "vatman - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Vatman",
    "es": "vatman",
    "fr": "vatman"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/vatman/"
}

Record 6,952 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.