Wā'ter-work, n.

(-wûrk), n. 1. An hydraulic machine; a work, or collection of works, or fixtures, by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps, aqueducts, distributing pipes, and the like; — used chiefly in the plural. 2. (Paint.) Wall-painting executed in size or distemper, frequently taking the place of tapestry. (Obs.) Fairholt.