Results for lachrymatory

Definitions of lachrymatory:

part of speech: noun

A vessel anciently buried with the dead, and supposed to contain the tears shed for their loss, but whose real use was to hold perfumes or ointments.

part of speech: noun

A vessel anciently interred with a deceased person, symbolizing the tears shed for his loss.

Usage examples for lachrymatory:

• 2. Notes Great caution should be exercised in working with dichloroacetone, as it is extremely lachrymatory and blisters the skin. "Organic-Syntheses", Conant, James Bryant

• Shall we not enshrine these sparkling drops in a lachrymatory and, having sealed the sacred fluid with the city seal, shall we not set it in a prominent part of our civick museum? "The Passionate Elopement", Compton Mackenzie

• The enemy drenched the area with the old lachrymatory gas shells, as well as a new gas he had lately introduced known as " Yellow Cross" or " Mustard" gas. "The Story of the "9th King's" in France", Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts