WATERWORK
Etymology
Noun
waterwork (countable and uncountable, plural waterworks)
(arts) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls.
A textile fabric, used like tapestry.
(chiefly, in the plural) A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or ornamental purposes, such as dams, sluices, fountains, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Wa"ter*work`, n.
1. (Paint.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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