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Proudie had taken it in dudgeon that a certain young rector, who had been left a widower, had a very pretty governe for his children. Trollope. False waters, in obstet., a fluid which occasionally collects between the amnion and the chorion. - First water, the highest degree of finene in a diamond or other precious stone; hence, figuratively, the highest rank morally, IMG:content-2109.png:[blocks in formation] Franz-Josef water, a bitter water, containing a small proportion of iron, obtained at Füred, Hungary. It is used as a cathartic, and also in the treatment of chronic rheumatism and catarrhal conditions of the respiratory and alimentary tracts.-Fried rich shall water, a "bitter water" from the village of this name in Germany. It is strongly aperient, containing a large proportion of sulphates and chlorids of magnesium and sodium. It is used as a cathartic and also in diseases of the heart and kidneys and in chronic bronchitis. - Frightened water. See frighten. Gie hübler water, an agreeable sparkling alkaline water from Gie hübl-Puchstein, near Carlsbad in Bohemia: used as a table-water, and also in cases of uricacid diathesis and of dyspeptic and other troubles referred thereto. Goulard water, an aqueous solution containing about 25 per cent. of lead subacetate; the liquor plumb i sub a cet at is of the United States Pharma copœia, used as a lotion in inflammation. -Ground water, surface moisture, or the water retained by the porous surface-soil. Ground water flows in accordance with the common law of hydrostatics, but its motion is impeded by friction. Compare ground air , under air1 . - Hard water. See def. 1.Harrogate waters, chalybeate and sulphur waters from the watering-place of this name in Yorkshire, England. They are aperient, and are used chiefly in the treatment of skin-diseases and of morbid conditions of the intestinal canal.-High water, the greatest elevation of the water at flood-tide; also, the time when such highest point in the flow is reached. Gaffer was away in his boat;... he was not, according to his usual habits at night, to be counted on before next high water . Dickens, Our Mutual Friend, i. 13. High-water mark, the mark or limit of water at high tide; hence, figuratively, the highest limit attained or attainable: as, the high - water mark of prosperity. Sometimes erroneously written high water -mark. His [Words worth's] "Ode on Immortality" is the high water mark which the intellect has reached in this age. Emerson, English Traits. High-water shrub, a shrubby composite plant, Iva fru tescens, a native of the United States along the sea-coast from Ma achusetts to Texas. Also called marsh - elder . -Holy water, water used for ritual purification of persons and things; especially, water ble ed by a Christian priest, and used to sprinkle upon persons or things, or to sign one's self with at entering church. Holy or lustral water has been used in almost all religions in purification of persons and things, especially in preparation for worship, and also to drive away the powers of evil. Under the ancient Jewish law, the priests bathed their hands and feet in a laver before entering the tabernacle or approaching the altar (Ex. xxx. 17-21, xl. 30-32), and the "water of purification" (Num. viii. 7, xix. 9, etc.) presents another analogy to Christian usage. The use of holy water in the Christian church is very ancient. In the Roman Catholic Church holy water is prepared every Sunday by exorcism and benediction of salt, and exorcism and benediction of the water, after which the salt is cast in the water, and both again ble ed together. In the Greek Church the use of a holy-water stoup (colymbion) at the entrance of a church is almost obsolete. Holy water is used in the houses, and is ble ed on the first of the month in the phiale, and at the Epiphany there is a general ble ing of water. See cut under stoop2 , 3. - Holy-water clerk, sprinkler, stick. See holy . Homburg water, a cha saline water from springs Homburg near the Rhine: used in the treatment of dyspepsia and disorders of the liver, especially those that have been brought on by high living. - Hot Springs waters, calcic sulphur waters from a number of thermal springs in Hot Springs, Arkansas. They are largely employed in the treatment of syphilis, rheumatism, and chronic diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. - House of water. See house1. Hungary water, a preparation of spirits of rosemary, used, especially during the eighteenth century, as a lotion, a perfume, or an internal remedy. The name is said to have been given to it in allusion to a queen of Hungary who tested the efficacy of the water in bathing. All these Ingredients mention'd are to be had at the Apothecaries, except the Queen of Hungaries Water , which is sold by Mich. Johnson, Bookseller in Leichfield. The Happy Sinner (1691), quoted in N. and Q., 7th ser., [Χ. 115. Hunyadi János water, a cathartic water, containing a large percentage of sodium and magnesium sulphates, obtained from Budapest in Hungary. - Interdiction of fire and water. See interdiction . - Jack in the water. See jack1 . Javelle's water. See eau de Javelle , under eau . -Ki in gen water, a mildly laxative water obtained from several springs in the town of this name in Bavaria. It is used in affections of the liver and alimentary canal, chronic bronchitis, and other catarrhal conditions. La Bourboule water, an arsenical water from La Bourboule, in Puy-de-Dôme, France. It is used in the treatment of various skin-diseases and in chronic malarial troubles.Lebanon Springs water, a mineral water, containing chiefly carbonates and sulphates, obtained from Lebanon Springs, New York. It is used principally in the treatment of diseases of the digestive and urinary tracts.Like water, with the ready or abundant flow of water; hence, overflowingly; abundantly; freely: as, to spend money like water .