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English
Etymology
From Latin type *lacrimatorius, from lacrimare.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈlækɹɪmətəɹi/

Adjective
en-adj

1. Pertaining to or causing tears.

#*1919: It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill, s:Churchill's 1919 War Office Memorandum|"1919 War Office Memorandum"

Noun
en-noun|lachrymatories

1. A vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.

#*1658: For beside these Lachrymatories, notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)

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