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lachrymatories

lachrymatories is the plural of lachrymatory.

Meaning of lachrymatory

Noun

lachrymatory (plural lachrymatories)

  1. 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)
    Synonyms:
    lachrymal, lacrimal

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Questions about lachrymatories

What is lachrymatories the plural of?
Lachrymatories is the plural of lachrymatory.

Words near lachrymatories in the dictionary

  1. lachrymates
  2. lachrymating
  3. lachrymation
  4. lachrymations
  5. lachrymator
  6. lachrymatories
  7. lachrymators
  8. lachrymatory
  9. lachrymiform
  10. lachrymist
  11. lachrymists

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