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lacrimatory

American  
[lak-ruh-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈlæk rə məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

PLURAL

lacrimatories

  1. a variant of lachrymatory.

lacrimatory British  
/ -trɪ, ˈlækrɪmətərɪ /

adjective

  1. of, causing, or producing tears

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The urn held small pieces of calcined bone, and, among them, a small lacrimatory of very thin green glass. 

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The bombardment continued with great fury for several hours, with guns of all calibres, but fortunately mostly small, with shrapnel, high explosive, and gas, chiefly lacrimatory, but mixed with a certain quantity of lethal.

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