noun🔗ShareA vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials."1658: For beside these Lachrymatories, notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)"archaeologyritualhistorycultureutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePertaining to or causing tears."The onion's lachrymatory fumes made her eyes water as she chopped it. "sensationbodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
