lachrymatory

IPA: ɫˈækrɪmʌtɔri

(archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.

Examples of "lachrymatory" in Sentences

Your uncle is great in the lachrymatory line, Clive Newcome.
Such a lachrymatory farewell from someone who will certainly not be missed.
Opening my door, I encountered the not unpleasant smell of lachrymatory gas.
I feel the lachrymatory reflex begin and a counter-reflex pops in, that choked up feeling that says, No, not now.
It puts forward the idea that Earth is a globular allium and "pain and fear" are the lachrymatory agents that provoke all the tears.
The self-heating process of linseed oil on cotton, the investigators said, releases large quantities of a choking, white, "lachrymatory" (tear-making) smoke.
Some are merely lachrymatory or "tear" shells; the gas affecting the eyes in such a manner as to produce constant "weeping" and consequent inability to see clearly.
The entire lab stank from chemicals in unvented storage cabinets, and became lachrymatory when reactions using excess ethyl bromoacetate had to be worked up outside the hood.
In addition to high explosive he now began to send over for the first time "lachrymatory" gas shells, having a sweet smell and doing little harm except to make our eyes water.