lachrymal meaning (formal): definition, etymology and quotations

lachrymal

adj

UK /ˈlak.ɹɪm.əl/ · US /ˈlæk.ɹəm.əl/

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

Formal, Literary Connected with weeping or tears.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Alternative Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

Derived terms: lachrymal bone, lachrymal gland, lachrymally, lachrymal sac, lachrymal urn, lachrymal vase, lachrymary, lachrymatory, lachrymose, nasolachrymal

noun

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

A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears).

Humorous, In plural Lachrymal feelings or organs.

It is truly melancholy to see so many minds employed in catering for the risibles and lachrymals of weak men and silly women1843, “Habits of Reading”, in The Mother's Magazine:

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Alternative Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

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