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3. The mo es, waters , slaps, and stiles That lie between us and our hame. Burns , Tam o' Shanter. IMG:content-2108.png:[blocks in formation] Hath a strange virtue in 't, beyond his art; It is a sacred relic, part of that Most powerful juice with which Medea made Old Æson young. Mas singer, Bashful Lover, v. 1. His wife afterwards did take me into my closet, and give me a cellar of waters of her own distilling. Pepys , Diary, April 1, 1668. 5. In phar . , a solution of a volatile oil, or of a volatile substance like ammonia or camphor, in water.-6. Transparency, as of water; the property of a precious stone in which its beauty chiefly consists, involving also its refracting power. In this sense the word is applied especially to diamonds, and is used loosely to expre their relative excellence: as, a diamond of the first water ; hence used figuratively to note the degree of excellence or finene of any object of esteem: as, genius of the purest water . See the phrase first water , below. An excellent lapidary set these stones, sure; Do you mark their waters ? Fletcher, Rule a Wife, v. 2. 7. The waterside; the shore of a sea, lake, stream, or the like, considered with or apart phates and carbonates of sodium, magnesium, and calcium in small proportion, employed in the form of systematic bathing in the treatment of gout, rheumatism, skin-diseases, etc. -Alien water. See alien. - A poll in aris water, an agreeable sparkling water from Rhenish Pru ia, containing a very minute proportion of mineral ingredients, used as a table-water. - Bag of waters, in obstet., the bulging fetal membranes, filled with liquor amnii, which act as a hydraulic wedge to dilate the mouth of the womb. - Ballston Spa waters, from Ballston, New York, effervescent waters, containing a large amount of common salt with carbonates of calcium and magnesium. They po e tonic and cathartic properties. Baryta-water. See baryta . - Basic water. See basic. -Benediction of the waters, in the Gr . Ch ., the solemn public ceremony of ble ing the water in the phiale, the running waters, and the sea, observed annually with a proce ion and other rites on the feast of the Epiphany. See holy water , below. - Bethesda water, from Waukesha, Wisconsin, an effervescent water, containing but a small proportion of mineral ingredients: used chiefly in the treatment of urinary disorders and as a table-water.Between wind and water. See wind2 . - Bitter water, a purgative mineral water having a bitter taste owing to the presence of a large amount of sulphate of magnesium, or Epsom salts. Fried rich shall water is an example of a bitter water.-Black water. Same as pyrosis. - Blue Lick water, a strong sulphur water, containing also a large amount of salt, obtained from the Blue Lick Springs, Kentucky. It po e es cathartic properties, and is used largely in the treatment of catarrhal troubles of the respiratory, digestive, and urinary tracts. - Broken water. See broken. Buffalo lithia water, an alkaline sulphur water, containing some lithia, from Mecklenburg county, Virginia. It is diuretic and slightly laxative, and is employed in the treatment of lithemia, Bright's disease, and certain forms of dyspepsia. - Burning watert, alcohol. Compare fire - water . Take the beste wiyn that ze may fynde.... But firste ze muste distille this wiyn.7. tymes, and thanne haue ze good brennynge watir .