LACHRYMATORY
\lˈakɹɪmətəɹˌi], \lˈakɹɪmətəɹˌi], \l_ˈa_k_ɹ_ɪ_m_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
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A tear-bottle; a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; - so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
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A tear-bottle; a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; - so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
By Noah Webster.
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Cerine
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