Lacrymal

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}.


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

  Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n.
     See {Lachrymatory}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. & a.
     See {Lachrymatory}, n., and {Lachrymal}, a.
     [1913 Webster] Lacrytory
     Lacrymary