Apollinaris water
() An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Fresh-water
(a.) Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt |
Fresh-water
(a.) Accustomed to sail on fresh water only |
Fresh-water
(a.) Unskilled |
Marsh
(n.) A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water |
Marsh marigold
() A perennial plant of the genus Caltha (C. palustris), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of cowslip. See Cowslip. |
Mongoose
(n.) Alt. of Mongoos |
Napha water
() A perfume distilled from orange flowers. |
Rose water
() Water tinctured with roses by distillation. |
Rose-water
(a.) Having the odor of rose water |
Selters water
() A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. |
Seltzer water
() See Selters water. |
Spurn-water
(n.) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water. |
Strong-water
(n.) An acid. |
Strong-water
(n.) Distilled or ardent spirits |
Surfeit-water
(n.) Water for the cure of surfeits. |
Tail-water
(n.) Water in a tailrace. |
Vichy water
() A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially an effervescent solution of sodium, calcium, and magnetism carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides |
Water
(n.) The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. |
Water
(n.) A body of water, standing or flowing |
Water
(n.) Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water |
Water
(n.) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance |
Water
(n.) The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond |
Water
(n.) A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen. |
Water
(v. t.) An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted." |
Water
(v. t.) To wet or supply with water |
Water
(v. t.) To supply with water for drink |
Water
(v. t.) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines |
Water
(n.) To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality |
Water
(v. i.) To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter |
Water
(v. i.) To get or take in water |
Water adder
() The water moccasin. |
Water adder
() The common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon). See Illust. under Water Snake. |
Water agrimony
() A kind of bur marigold (Bidens tripartita) found in wet places in Europe. |
Water aloe
() See Water soldier. |
Water antelope
() See Water buck. |
Water arum
() An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone. |
Water back
() See under 1st Back. |
Water bailiff
() An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search vessels. |
Water ballast
() Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a vessel's hold, to serve as ballast. |
Water barometer
() A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height. |
Water bath
() A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature |
Water battery
() A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is water. |
Water battery
() A battery nearly on a level with the water. |
Water bear
() Any species of Tardigrada, 2. See Illust. of Tardigrada. |
Water-bearer
(n.) The constellation Aquarius. |
Water bed
() A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients. |
Water beech
() The American hornbeam. See Hornbeam. |
Water beetle
() Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidae, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidae. These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars. |
Water bellows
() Same as Tromp. |