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[syn: lacrimatory, lachrymatory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj.
Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical
substances. lacrimator
Syn: lacrimatory.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lachrymatory
adj 1: relating to or prompting tears [syn: lacrimatory,
lachrymatory]