Wa"ter-rot` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Water-rotted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Water-rotting.] To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to
water-rot hemp or flax.
Wa"ter sail` (?). (Naut.) A small sail sometimes set under a studding
sail or under a driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water.
Wa"ter sap"phire (?). [Equiv. to F. saphir d'eau.] (Min.) A deep blue
variety of iolite, sometimes used as a gem; — called also saphir d'eau.
Wa"ter*scape" (?), n. [Cf. Landscape.] A sea view; — distinguished from
landscape. [Jocose] Fairholt.
Wa"ter scor"pi*on (?). (Zoöl.) See Nepa.
Wa"ter screw` (?). A screw propeller.
Wa"ter*shed` (?), n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a
place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to separate.]
1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the
supply of a river or lake.
2. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with
respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural
boundary of a basin.
Wa"ter shield` (?). (Bot.) An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata)
having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly.
Wa"ter*shoot` (?), n. 1. A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a
tree. [Obs.]
2. (Arch.) That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or
dripstone.