lachrymal
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
lachrymal (comparative more lachrymal, superlative most lachrymal)
- Of or relating to tears, or the tear glands.
Related terms
Translations
of or relating to tears — see lacrimal
Noun
lachrymal (plural lachrymals)
- A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears)
- (humorous, in the plural) Lachrymal feelings or organs
- (Can we date this quote?), The Lutheran:
- People go to the theaters to have […] their risibles and lachrymals set agoing.
- (anatomy) One of the bones of the face, the os unguis, or nail-bone, in humans.