waterwork

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waterwork - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Waterwork \Wa"ter*work`\, n.
     1. (Paint.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas
        or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of
        tapestry. --Shak. Fairholt.
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     2. An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or fixtures,
        by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or
        ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps,
        aqueducts, distributing pipes, fountains, etc.; -- used
        chiefly in the plural.
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