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  1. 1. n. Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 4. Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, --formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry. Shak. Fairholt. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry. n. 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. Source: ecdict

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