lachrymatory

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlækɹɪmətəɹi/

Etymology 1

From Latin lachrymātōrius.[1] By surface analysis, lachrymate +‎ -ory.

Adjective

lachrymatory (comparative more lachrymatory, superlative most lachrymatory)

  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, "1919 War Office Memorandum"
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Etymology 2

From Latin lachrymātōrium.[1] By surface analysis, lachrymate +‎ -ory.

Noun

lachrymatory (plural lachrymatories)

  1. (archaeology) A vase supposedly 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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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “lachrymatory, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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