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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