Apollinaris water
() An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Engineering
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engineer |
Engineering
(n.) Originally, the art of managing engines |
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 |
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 |
Schwann's sheath
() The neurilemma. |
Selters water
() A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. |
Seltzer water
() See Selters water. |
Sheath
(n.) A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument |
Sheath
(n.) Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. |
Sheath
(n.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. |
Sheath
(n.) One of the elytra of an insect. |
Sheath-winged
(a.) Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle. |
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. |