LACHRYMATORY

lachrymatory. Lachrymatory, n. a vessel for containing tears

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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.