\Wa"ter*work`\, n.
1. (Paint.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas
   or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of
   tapestry. --Shak. Fairholt.
2. An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or fixtures,
   by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or
   ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps,
   aqueducts, distributing pipes, fountains, etc.; -- used
   chiefly in the plural.