lachrymal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lachrymal	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for lachrymal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lachrymal adj of or relating to tears Synonym(s): lacrimal, lachrymal relating to or located near the organ that produces tears Synonym(s): lacrimal, lachrymal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lachrymal \Lach"rymal\, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See {Lachrymose}.] 1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal* effusions. 2. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. (b) Pertaining to the lachrymal organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lachrymatory \Lach"rymato*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A [bd]tear-bottle;[b8] 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}.