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A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal…
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- n. A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
- adj. relating to or prompting tears
- A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
- A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers ofthe ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tearsof the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called alsolachrymal or lacrymal.
- a relating to or prompting tears