Lachryma Christi
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Renaissance Latin lachryma Christi, from Latin lachryma (“tears”) Chrīstī (“of Christ”).
Proper noun
[edit]Lachryma Christi
- An Italian white wine from grapes grown on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. [from 16th c.]
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 181:
- “Pray take another glass of wine […] The lachryma Christi is excellent; do taste it.”