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lacrymal |
3 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. See {Lachrymatory}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. & a. See {Lachrymatory}, n., and {Lachrymal}, a.
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