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lachrymatory

/ˈlækɹɪmətəɹi/

lachrymatory adjective: pertaining to or causing tears.

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"

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

lachrymatory meaning in Tamil

lachrymatory in Tamil

கண்ணீர்சுரக்கின்ற

Synonyms of lachrymatory

Forms of lachrymatory

Adjective
comparativemore lachrymatory
superlativemost lachrymatory
alternative formlacrimatory
Noun
plurallachrymatories

Origin of lachrymatory

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

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

Questions about lachrymatory

What does lachrymatory mean?
Lachrymatory means pertaining to or causing tears.
What is lachrymatory in Tamil?
Lachrymatory in Tamil is கண்ணீர்சுரக்கின்ற. See Lachrymatory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lachrymatory?
Lachrymatory can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce lachrymatory?
Lachrymatory is pronounced /ˈlækɹɪmətəɹi/.

Words near lachrymatory in the dictionary

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

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