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Definition of Lachrymatory
1. Adjective. Relating to or prompting tears.
Definition of Lachrymatory
1. n. 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.
Medical Definition of Lachrymatory
1. Origin: Cf. F. Lacrymatoire. 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. Synonym: lachrymal or lacrymal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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