Defn: An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water; also, an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire engine.
WATERER
Wa"ter*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, waters.
WATERFALL
Wa"ter*fall`, n.
1. A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.
2. (Hairdressing)
Defn: An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
3. A certain kind of neck scarf. T. Hughes.
WATER FEATHER; WATER FEATHER-FOIL
Wa"ter feath"er or Wa"ter feath"er-foil`. (Bot.)
Defn: The water violet (Hottonia palustris); also, the less showy
American plant H. inflata.