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A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.

A mill whose machinery is moved by water; -- distinguished from a windmill, and a steam mill.

The power of water employed to move machinery, etc.

Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turb…

style of dress; the fashion. Motley wear. Shak. Wear and tear, the loss by wearing, as of machinery in use; the loss or injury to which anything is subjected by use, accident, etc.

; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.

or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc. The gasping charioteer beneath the wheel Of his own car. Dryden.