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Webster 1913 Edition
Waterwork
Wa′ter-workˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Paint.)
Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, – formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry.
Shak. Fairholt.
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.