n. 泪壶

a. 泪的, 催泪的

[医] 催泪的

[ adj ]
relating to or prompting tears
<adj.pert>

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}.

lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj.
Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical
substances. lacrimator

Syn: lacrimatory.
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