LACHRYMATORY

noun
25 Scrabble
25 WWF
L 1
A 1
C 3
H 4
R 1
Y 4
M 3
A 1
T 1
O 1
R 1
Y 4

Definition

A vase 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)"

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