lachrymatory
A vase supposedly intended to hold tearsA vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
Meaning
1 sensesA vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
1658: For beside these Lachrymatories, notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)
слезни́цаslezníca
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin lachrymātōrium. By surface analysis, lachrymate + -ory.From Latin lachrymātōrium. By surface analysis, lachrymate + -ory.
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