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Lachrymatory
Pronunciation : Lach"ry*ma*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
pl. -ries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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