'Lachrymatory' definitions:

Definition of 'lachrymatory'

From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to or prompting tears [syn: lacrimatory, lachrymatory]

Definition of 'Lachrymatory'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'lachrymatory'

From: GCIDE
  • lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj. Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical substances. lacrimator
  • Syn: lacrimatory. [WordNet 1.5]