Bible Dictionaries
Waterwork
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, - formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Waterwork'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/waterwork.html. 1828.