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lachrymatory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lachrymatory adj : relating to or prompting tears [syn: {lacrimatory}]
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