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watered |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Water \Wa"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Watered}; p. pr & vb n. {Watering}.] [AS. w[ae]terian, gew[ae]terian.] 1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as to water land; to water flowers. With tears watering the ground. --Milton. Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the woodlands. --Longfellow. 2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as to water cattle and horses. 3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as to water silk. Cf {Water}, n., 6. 4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken. {To water stock}, to increase the capital stock of a company by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the individual shares. Cf {Water}, n., 7. [Brokers' Cant] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: watered adj : of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern [syn: {moire}]
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