English
Etymology
From Latin type *lacrimatorius, from lacrimare.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�lækɹɪm�t�ɹi/
Adjective
en-adj
- Pertaining to or causing tears.
#*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, s:Churchill's 1919 War Office Memorandum|"1919 War Office Memorandum"
Noun
en-noun|lachrymatories
- A vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
#*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)
io:lachrymatory
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