The Collaborative International Dictionary
lachrymatory
lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj. Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical substances. lacrimator
Syn: lacrimatory.
Wiktionary
lachrymatory
a. Pertaining to or causing tears. n. (label en archaeology) A vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
WordNet
lachrymatory
adj. relating to or prompting tears [syn: lacrimatory]
Wikipedia
Lachrymatory
Lachrymatory or lacrymatory may refer to:
- Something that has the effect of lachrymation, causing the secretion of tears
- Tear gas, known formally as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator
- A lacrymatory, a small vessel of terracotta or glass found in Roman and late Greek tombs, thought to have been used to collect the tears of mourners at funerals
Usage examples of "lachrymatory".
Patriarch excused himself and returned a few moments later, clad in a white robe, rather than the silver one he had been wearing, and carrying a tear-shaped religious vessel known as a lachrymatory, a canopic urn, a cinerary bowl used to store burial ashes, and a censer of burning incense.