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lachrymatory

lach·ry·ma·to·ry [ lákrəmə tàwree ]


noun  (plural lach·ry·ma·to·ries)
Definition:
 
bottle for tears: a small bottle of a kind found in ancient tombs, thought in the past to have contained the tears of mourners



adjective 
Definition:
 
physiology 
Same as  lacrimatory


[Mid 17th century. < Latin lacrima "tear," after chrismatory "vessel for the chrism"]
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