lachrymatory

3 definitions found

lachrymatory - 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]

  lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj.
     Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical
     substances. lacrimator
  
     Syn: lacrimatory.
          [WordNet 1.5]

lachrymatory - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lachrymatory
      adj 1: relating to or prompting tears [syn: lacrimatory,
             lachrymatory]