Lachrymatory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlækɹɪmətəɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lachrymatory is an adjective meaning Pertaining to or causing tears.
Meaning
Pertaining to or causing tears.
More Meanings
- (archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
Example Sentences
1658: For beside these Lachrymatories, notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)
1919: It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill, "1919 War Office Memorandum"
Word Forms
- lacrimatory
- lachrymatories
Synonyms for lachrymatory
Depending on context, synonyms include lachrymal, lacrimal, lacrimatory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lacrimatory, lachrymose, lacrymatory, lachrymous, lachrymal, lachrymary.
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