water-laid
[ waw-ter-leyd, wot-er- ]
/ ˈwɔ tərˌleɪd, ˈwɒt ər- /
adjective Ropemaking.
noting a rope laid left-handed from three or four plain-laid ropes, in the making of which water was used to wet the fibers instead of the more customary oil or tallow.
Origin of water-laid
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby water-laid
Example sentences from the Web for water-laid
Thus they belong to a group of what are called 'water-laid' rocks.
Cheshire |Charles E. KelseyThe lower part of this valley was filled with the water-laid drift of the overwash plain.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin |Rollin D. Salisbury