unspoken water

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Water that is collected by someone who remains silent, particularly from underneath a bridge which leads to a cemetery (though in some folkloric practices, from a well or spring instead), believed to have magical curative properties. uncountable
    — Of the virtues of south-running water, and 'onspoken water' it is unnecessary to speak. It may be mentioned, however, that in this part of the country the use of unspoken water is not altogether discontinued, and that a south-running stream is still held in some reverence.
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