Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WA-TER-LIL-Y, n. [water and lily.]

A plant, a Nymphtea, or Nuphar. Lee.

WA-TER-LINE, a. [water and line.]

A horizontal line supposed to be drawn about a ship's bottom, at the surface of the water. This is higher or lower, according to the depth of water neeessary to float her. Mar. Dict. Cyc.

WA-TER-LOG-GED, a. [water and log.]

Lying like a log on the water. A ship is said to be water-logged, when leaking and receiving a great quantity of water into her hold, she has become so heavy as not to be manageable by the helm, and to be at the mercy of the waves. Cyc.

WA-TER-MAN, n. [water and man.]

A boatman; a ferryman; a man who manages water-craft. Gay.

WA-TER-MARK, n. [water and mark.]

The mark or limit of the rise of a flood. Dryden.

WA'TER-MEAS-URE, n.

A measure for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, &c. This bushel is larger than the Winchester measure.

WA-TER-MEL'ON, n. [water and melon.]

A plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita or Cucumis, (C. citrullus.) This plant requires a warm climate to bring it to perfection. It also requires a dry, sandy, warm soil, and will not grow well in any other. The fruit abounds with a sweetish liquor resembling water in color, and the pulp is remarkably rich and delicious.

WA-TER-MILL, n. [water and mill.]

A mill whose machinery is moved by water, and thus distinguished from a wind-mill.

WA-TER-MINT, n. [See WATER-CALAMINT.]

WA-TER-NEWT, a. [water and newt.]

An animal of the lizard tribe, [Lacerta aquatica.]

WA-TER-OR'DEAL, n. [water and ordeal.]

A judicial trial of persons accused of crimes, by means of water; formerly in use among illiterate and superstitious nations.

WA-TER-OU'ZEL, n. [water and ouzel.]

A fowl of the genus Sturnus. Linnaeus. The water-ouzel is the Turdus cinctus of Latham. Ed. Encyc.

WA-TER-PARS-NEP, n. [water and parsnep.]

A plant of the genus Sium. Lee.

WA-TER-PLANT, n.

A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant.

WA-TER-PO'A, n.

A species of grass, the Poa aquatica. Cyc.

WA-TER-POISE, n. [s as z. water and poise.]

An instrument for examining the purity of water.

WA-TER-POT, n. [water and pot.]

A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth in bleaching, or on plants, &c.

WA-TER-PROOF, a. [water and proof.]

Impervious to water; so firm and compact as not to admit water; as, water-proof cloth, leather or felt.

WA-TER-RAD'ISH, n. [water and radish.]

A species of water-cresses. Johnson. Water-cress, a species of Sisymbrium. Lee.

WA-TER-RAIL, a. [water and rail.]

A fowl of the genus Rallus.

WA-TER-RAT, n. [water and rat.]

An animal of the genus Mus, which lives in the banks of streams or lakes.

WA-TER-ROCK-ED, a.

Rocked by the waves.

WA-TER-ROCK-ET, n. [water and rocket.]

1. A water-cress. Johnson.
2. A kind of fire-work to be discharged in the water.

WA-TER-ROT, n. [water and rot.]

To rot by steeping in water; as, to water-rot hemp or flat.

WA-TER-ROT-TED, pp.

Rotted by being steeped in water.