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lachrymatory
Part of speech: NounA vessel anciently buried with the dead, and supposed to contain the tears shed for their loss, but whose real use was to hold perfumes or ointments.
Usage examples "lachrymatory":- The enemy drenched the area with the old lachrymatory gas shells, as well as a new gas he had lately introduced known as " Yellow Cross" or " Mustard" gas. - "The Story of the "9th King's" in France", Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts.
- 2. Notes Great caution should be exercised in working with dichloroacetone, as it is extremely lachrymatory and blisters the skin. - "Organic-Syntheses", Conant, James Bryant.
- Shall we not enshrine these sparkling drops in a lachrymatory and, having sealed the sacred fluid with the city seal, shall we not set it in a prominent part of our civick museum? - "The Passionate Elopement", Compton Mackenzie.