Word Meanings - PLANORBIS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Any fresh-water air-breathing mollusk belonging to Planorbis and other allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.

• WATERPARTING
  A summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to different streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or coasts; a divide.
• Watering
  of Water
• Water lily
  A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea.
• Water-white
  A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst.
• WATERPOX
  A variety of chicken pox, or varicella. Dunglison.
• Water beech
  The American hornbeam. See Hornbeam.
• Water mint
  A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.
• WATERBACK
  See under 1st Back.
• Allineation
  Alt. of Alineation
• WATERSCORPION
  See Nepa.
• Water butt
  A large, open-headed cask, set up on end, to contain water.
• Water partridge
  The ruddy duck.
• WATERBRAIN
  A disease of sheep; gid.
• Breathing
  of Breathe
• WATERTABBY
  A kind of waved or watered tabby. See Tabby, n., 1.
• Water-closet
  A privy; especially, a privy furnished with a contrivance for introducing a stream of water to cleanse it.
• Waterpot
  A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants, etc.
• WATERCHEVROTAIN
  A large West African chevrotain (Hyæmoschus aquaticus). It has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied species. Called also water deerlet.
• Freshman
  novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his fist year in a college or university.
• WATERTUTUYERE
  A tuyère kept cool by water circulating within a casing. It is used for hot blast.

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