waterish

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They seldom cut deeper than the epidermis, by which means they give passage to those sharp waterish humors that lie between the two skins, and cause inflammations.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

And he called the Duke of Burgundy, in contempt, a waterish duke, because his love for this young maid had in a moment run all away like water.

From Tales from Shakespeare by Lamb, Mary

The Blood—and the cold cup was in my hand, Cold as an axe-heft washed with waterish red.

From Collected Poems Volume Two by Noyes, Alfred

Some thinke the Hasell would haue a chanily rocke, and the sallow, and eller a waterish marish.

From A New Orchard And Garden or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England by Lawson, William, fl. 1618

These so long as they beare, they beare lesse, worse, and fewer fruit, and waterish.

From A New Orchard And Garden or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England by Lawson, William, fl. 1618