Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lachrymal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F.
lacrymatoire.] (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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, 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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lachrymal
adj : relating to or located near the organ that produces tears
[syn: {lacrimal}]
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