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Lachrymatory

//ˈlækɹɪmətəɹi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or causing tears.

    "1919: It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill, "1919 War Office Memorandum""

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or prompting tears wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A vase supposedly 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)"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin lachrymātōrius. By surface analysis, lachrymate + -ory.

Etymology 2

From Latin lachrymātōrium. By surface analysis, lachrymate + -ory.

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