lachrymal

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English

Alternative forms

Adjective

lachrymal (comparative more lachrymal, superlative most lachrymal)

  1. Of or relating to tears, or the tear glands.

Translations

Noun

lachrymal (plural lachrymals)

  1. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears)
  2. (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.
  3. (anatomy) One of the bones of the face, the os unguis, or nail-bone, in humans.