Lachrymatory n. (pl. lachrymatories) (Antiq.) 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.
... the lachrymatory vials, or bottles of tears, which the Romans sometimes put into the urn of ... — Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies • Samuel Johnson
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