lachrymal vase

English

Alternative forms

• lacrymal vase, lacrimal vase

Noun

lachrymal vase (plural lachrymal vases)

1. (historical) A phial holding the tears of mourners at a funeral.

See also

• lachrymatory

References

• “lachrymal vase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.