lacrimatory

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  lacrimatory    lachrymatory  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lacrimatory
adjective variant spelling of lachrymatory.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lachrymatory /ˈlakrɪməˌt(ə)ri/ (also lacrimatory)
adjective technical or literary relating to or containing tears. noun (pl. lachrymatories) a phial of a kind found in ancient Roman tombs and thought to be a lachrymal vase.
– origin C17: from L. lacrima ‘tear’.
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