Definitions for lachrymatory

lachrymatory lach·ry·ma·to·ry

Spelling: [lak-ruh-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
IPA: /ˈlæk rə məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Lachrymatory is a 12 letter English word.

You can make 641 anagrams from letters in lachrymatory (aachlmorrtyy).

Definitions for lachrymatory

noun

  1. Also called lachrymal. a small, narrow-necked vase found in ancient Roman tombs, formerly thought to have been used to catch and keep the tears of bereaved friends.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.

Origin of lachrymatory

1650-60; (noun) Medieval Latin lachrymātōrium, equivalent to lachrymā(re) to shed tears + -tōrium -tory2; (adj.) Medieval Latin lachrymātōrius, equivalent

Examples for lachrymatory

Opening my door, I encountered the not unpleasant smell of lachrymatory gas.

He had found a lachrymatory, too, a relic of an ancient Christian; and many bones of holy martyrs.

Gas and lachrymatory shells thrown into Courcelette and Pozires.

These specimens embrace not only rich gems and mosaic work, but also fine examples of the lachrymatory vase.

Fritz bombarded us often with lachrymatory shells, the tear-inducing variety, and this was most unpleasant, but nothing more.

Roman vessels—a red thing that might have been a lamp, another that might have been a lachrymatory.

Alluding to the lachrymatory vials, or bottles of tears, which the Romans sometimes put into the urn of a friend.

Your uncle is great in the lachrymatory line, Clive Newcome.

Gas shells, lachrymatory shells and Flammenwerfer were as old-fashioned as high explosives and shrapnel.

Free use was made of lachrymatory shell, our first taste of it.

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