Watered

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Water \Wa"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Watered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Watering}.] [AS. w[ae]terian, gew[ae]terian.]
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     1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with
        water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
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              With tears watering the ground.       --Milton.
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              Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the
              woodlands.                            --Longfellow.
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     2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to
        drink; as, to water cattle and horses.
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     3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a
        lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with
        wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. {Water}, n., 6.
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     4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity
        or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend;
        to dilute; to weaken.
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     {To water stock}, to increase the capital stock of a company
        by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the
        individual shares. Cf. {Water}, n., 7. [Brokers' Cant]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  watered
       adj : of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern [syn: {moire}]