Lachrymatory

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(n.) 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.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lachrymatory'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lachrymatory.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.

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