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lachrymal vase

lachrymal vase noun: a phial holding the tears of mourners at a funeral.

Noun

lachrymal vase (plural lachrymal vases)

  1. (historical) A phial holding the tears of mourners at a funeral.

Forms of lachrymal vase

plurallachrymal vases
alternative formlacrymal vase
alternative formlacrimal vase

Questions about lachrymal vase

What does lachrymal vase mean?
Lachrymal vase means a phial holding the tears of mourners at a funeral.
What part of speech is lachrymal vase?
Lachrymal vase is a noun.
What is the plural of lachrymal vase?
The plural of lachrymal vase is lachrymal vases.

Words near lachrymal vase in the dictionary

  1. lachrymal bones
  2. lachrymal sac
  3. lachrymal sacs
  4. lachrymal urn
  5. lachrymal urns
  6. lachrymal vase
  7. lachrymal vases
  8. lachrymally
  9. lachrymals
  10. lachrymaries
  11. lachrymary

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