noun. The act of one who waters, in any sense.

noun. Specifically The art or process of giving to the surface of anything a wave-like or veined appearance of somewhat ornamental effect; also, the marking so produced. Compare water, transitive verb, 3, and watered silk (under watered).

noun. A watering-place: as, “the wateryng of Seint Thomas” (better known as St.Thomas a Waterings)

noun. In flax-manuf., same as retting, 1.

a. & n. from water, v.

a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering their horses.

a sprinkling cart. See Water.

A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating, etc.

Any one of several species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Aspergillum, or Brechites. The valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of a watering pot.

a trough from which cattle, horses, and other animals drink.

adjective. Used to water.

noun. An act of watering.

verb. Present participle of water.

noun. wetting with water

noun. shedding tears

"First, I object to their living those months of the year in which it is _contra bonos mores_ to be in London, not in their paternal mansions, but at those little bastardly abortions, which they call watering-places -- their"

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