lachrymatory
adjective
of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
lachrymatories
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pluralof lachrymatory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At one point, Christle discovers that the Victorians did not actually collect their tears in glass vials, called lachrymatories; nonetheless, the image gives her a metaphor for her process.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 8, 2020
Lachrymatories.—In many ancient places of sepulture we find long narrow phials which are called lachrymatories, and are supposed to have been receptacles for tears: can you inform me on what authority this supposition rests?
From Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 by Various
Farce bottleth up her crocodile tears, or labelleth her empty lachrymatories.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Mary Lamb
Lachrymatories.—There is absolutely no authority in any ancient author for this name, and the best scholars speak of these vessels as the bottles usually called lachrymatories, &c.
From Notes and Queries, Number 57, November 30, 1850 by Various
Among a great number of lachrymatories and various other vessels in the British Museum, there is a small square bottle with a handle, the rudeness of which sufficiently bears out this opinion.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) by Shearjashub Spooner
