lachrymal

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from lachryma (a tear) +‎ -ālis (-al, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

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Adjective

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lachrymal (not comparable)

  1. (formal, literary) Connected with weeping or tears.
  2. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

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Noun

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lachrymal (plural lachrymals)

  1. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears).
  2. (humorous, in the plural) Lachrymal feelings or organs.
    • 1843, “Habits of Reading”, in The Mother's Magazine:
      It is truly melancholy to see so many minds employed in catering for the risibles and lachrymals of weak men and silly women
  3. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

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