Lachrymatory

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F.
     lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.)
     A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers
     of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that
     the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in
     it. Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}.


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj.
     Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical
     substances. lacrimator
  
     Syn: lacrimatory.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lachrymatory
       adj : relating to or prompting tears [syn: {lacrimatory}]