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watered
(encz) | watered,zavlažovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Watered
(gcide) | Water \Wa"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Watered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Watering.] [AS. w[ae]terian, gew[ae]terian.]
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1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with
water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
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With tears watering the ground. --Milton.
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Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the
woodlands. --Longfellow.
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2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to
drink; as, to water cattle and horses.
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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.
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4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity
or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend;
to dilute; to weaken.
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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]
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watered
(wn) | watered
adj 1: (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern [syn: moire,
watered] |
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watereddown
(mass) | watered-down
- zmiernený |
watered
(encz) | watered,zavlažovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
watered stock
(encz) | watered stock,překapitalizované akcie watered stock,rozředěné akcie |
watered-down
(encz) | watered-down,zmírněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
watered-silk
(encz) | watered-silk, n: |
moire watered
(gcide) | patterned \patterned\ adj.
Having describable patterns, especially patterns of colors.
[Narrower terms: banded, blotched, blotchy, splotched,
brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby, burled, {checked,
checkered}, dappled, mottled, {dotted, flecked, specked,
speckled, stippled}, figured, floral, flowered, laced,
marbled, marbleized, moire, watered, {pinstriped,
pinstripe(prenominal)}, slashed, streaked, spotted,
sprigged, streaked, streaky, striped, stripy,
tessellated, veined, venose] plain, solid
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Unwatered
(gcide) | Unwatered \Unwatered\
See watered. |
watered silk
(gcide) | Tabby \Tab"by\ (t[a^]b"b[y^]), n.; pl. Tabbies
(t[a^]b"b[i^]z). [F. tabis (cf. It. tab[`i], Sp. & Pg.
tab['i], LL. attabi), fr. Ar. 'att[=a]b[imac], properly the
name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made, the quarter
being named from the prince Attab, great grandson of Omeyya.
Cf. Tobine.]
1. A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk,
manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The
watering is given to it by calendering.
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2. A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal
proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry,
this becomes as hard as rock. --Weale.
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3. A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.
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4. An old maid or gossip. [Colloq.] --Byron.
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watered
(wn) | watered
adj 1: (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern [syn: moire,
watered] |
watered stock
(wn) | watered stock
n 1: stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of
a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested
capital |
watered-silk
(wn) | watered-silk
n 1: silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern [syn: moire,
watered-silk] |
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