lachrymaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˈlakrᵻml/, U.S.

/ˈlækrəməl/

Forms: 1600s lachrimal, 1600s lachrimall, 1600s– lachrymal, 1700s lacrumal, 1700s–1800s lacrymal, 1900s– lacrimal.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: lacrimal adj.

Etymology: Originally a variant of lacrimal adj., now usually distinguished in form in the senses below.Spelling history. With the formal variation, compare discussion at lachryma n. The form lacrimal has now become standard in scientific and technical uses (see lacrimal adj. and n.), but lachrymal has tended to predominate in other contexts; compare lachrymatory adj., lachrymose adj.

A. adj.

a. Of or resembling a tear or tears; spec. having the shape of a teardrop.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > others

lachrymal1607

tauriform1721

diminished1726

tailed1767

acinose1796

aciniform1798

acinous1809

slab-sided1817

lip-like1836

mound-like1843

high-centred1847

square-toed1851

brush-shaped1880

mushroom1884

bolster-shaped1900

arrowhead1934

narrow-gutted1952

panhandled1960

1607 T. Tomkis Lingua iv. i. H A great quantity of drop shot both round and lachrimall.

1829 Blackwood's Mag. 26 143 The milk was pale and lachrymal.

1841 J. Sowerby Brit. Misc. Jan. 148 The lachrymal drop would have had to travel, now here, now there, following the deep furrow of the disease, ere it could reach his chin.

1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) i. iv. 297 The lachrymal effusion is an accompaniment of grief.

1914 Post-graduate 29 882 Under ordinary conditions with a normal lacrimal flow the secretion is absorbed into the inspired air.

1967 K. E. Caster in R. C. Moore Treat. Invertebr. Paleontol.: Pt. S II. S600/1 It is lachrymal in cross section, i.e., rounded on the obverse face (in life) and keeled on the reverse.

1979 Nursing Times 19 Apr. 679/1 The central pad is of dense absorbent material to shield the eye from light, and to reduce the difficulties caused where there are lachrymal secretions.

1993 Evening Standard (Nexis) 26 Apr. 53 Cilla is a supreme emotional dowser, uncannily able to locate a plentiful lacrimal source.

2005 N. Hay Gargoyle viii. 170 ‘It would've been mah first championship trophy,’ she wept, the lachrymal drops raining down on my face.

b. Characterized by weeping; tearful; mournful, sad.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective]

weepingc900

wopi?c1225

greetingfula1340

greetyc1350

weeplyc1374

weepfula1382

weepinglyc1440

lachrymablec1450

moistc1450

lachrymous1490

rainy1563

tearfula1586

greeting1588

collachrymate1593

crying1594

onion-eyeda1616

maudlinc1616

rheumatica1627

fluxed1628

lachrymalc1630

crystal-droppinga1650

showery1654

lugent1656

Niobean1665

lachrymary1693

lachrymose1727

moist-eyed1797

larmoyant1824

pluviose1824

ploratory1831

lachrymating1837

screwmatic1847

pipy1861

weepy1863

blarting1898

leaky1905

c1630 J. Owen Antidote against Purgatory (1634) iv. 252 A great multitude of soules, who with teares and most lachrimall voyces desired of him the celebration of the most holy Sacrifice.

1774 Westm. Mag. Jan. 7/1 I am now determined to please in a Lachrymal strain.

1794 J. Courtenay Present State France & Italy 57 In a side chapel expos'd to our view, Twelve lachrymal sinners their pastime pursue.

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw III. iii. 62 I should have seen as pretty a lacrymal scene between you and lady Sara, as any on the stage.

1843 Metrop. Mag. Dec. 436 We carry our sympathy to Tyburn Turnpike, and are lachrymal over the fate of a hero housebreaker.

1929 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 26 June 6/4 Her lachrymal outbursts were playing havoc with her makeup.

1965 Ebony June 50/2 A man ought never to be lacrimal.

1993 Independent 20 Jan. 18 The assistant also had a role in Still Sorrowing, a piece by Ades himself that stood in a tradition of lacrimal writing.

2006 C. Nnolim in New Direct. in Afr. Lit. 1 It was lachrymal. It was a weeping literature, a literature of lamentation, following Africa's unhappy experience with slavery and colonialism.

2. Designating a vessel (supposedly) intended to contain tears; designating a lachrymatory (lachrymatory n. 1); = lachrymatory adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [adjective] > tear-bottle

lachrymal1673

lachrymary1705

lachrymatory1722

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 219 Many sorts of lachrymal Urns and Lamps.

1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton III. 46 I opened the little trunk,..which may properly be called the lachrymal urn of the unfortunate Maria.

1798 N. Brooke Observ. Italy xli. 156 Among other curiosities which I picked up on the coast, was a lachrymal vase very highly varnished outside.

1837 Pop. Encycl. VI. 764 Little vessels have occasionally been found in ancient tombs, denominated lachrymal urns.

1843 J. S. Henslow Acct. Rom. Antiq. 6 Supposing a lacrymal vessel to have been handed about to collect these tears.

1906 Washington Post 17 Sept. 7 There are fragments of..two little lachrymal vases.

2013 D. McConnell Amer. Honor Killings 179 Burnt-out tea lights holding puddles of old rainwater like lachrymal vases.

B. n.

1. In plural. Fits of weeping. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] > fit(s) of weeping

shower1449

lachrymals1753

weep1836

cry1852

blub1894

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xlv. 289 Something..that made her laugh in the midst of her lacrymals.

1789 C. Smith Ethelinde IV. ii. 31 Do have done with these perpetual lachrymals.

1834 N.Y. Mirror 25 Apr. 338/3 I cannot quite comprehend..why she should select Harrowgate, Bath, Scarborough, etc., for the scene of these lacrymals.

1841 Mother's Mag. Oct. 229 It is truly melancholy to see so many minds employed in catering for the risibles and lachrymals of weak men and silly women.

1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 248 There was a venting of lachrymals.

1907 Philistine Dec. 5 The man is not able to control his lachrymals.

1931 M. Summers Supernatural Omnibus 31 The way to all these sadly sentimental lachrymals had been paved before by the lugubrious cortèges of the time of Anne.

2. = lachrymatory n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun] > grave goods > tear-bottle

lachrymatory1658

tear-bottle1658

urn1753

lachrymary1755

lachrymal1769

tear-jug1869

1769 R. Griffith Gordian Knot lxi, in R. Griffith & E. Griffith Two Novels IV. 16 Certain urns, stiled Lachrymals.

1776 W. Hutchinson Excursion to Lakes & Northern Counties 184 Roman bricks, urns, and other earthen vessels, glass lachrymals..were frequently found here.

1840 W. Irving Knight of Malta in Knickerbocker Mag. Feb. 108 His rooms were decorated with..old vases, lachrymals, and sepulchral lamps.

1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. xii. 31 I would but turn these lachrymals to use, Fill them with fresh oil.

1903 P. MacKaye Canterbury Pilgrims ii. 99 'Tis honey'd moonbeams stored in lachrymals.

1994 E. Morgan Scars of Evol. viii. 99 Lachrymals were specially made for the purpose, and Nero was said to have shed a copious supply [of tears] while he watched Rome burning.

2002 D. Wagoner House of Song 12 Lachrymals... Some Roman women saved their tears in them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lachrymal
释义	lachrymaladj.n. Brit. /ˈlakrᵻml/, U.S. /ˈlækrəməl/ Forms: 1600s lachrimal, 1600s lachrimall, 1600s– lachrymal, 1700s lacrumal, 1700s–1800s lacrymal, 1900s– lacrimal. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: lacrimal adj. Etymology: Originally a variant of lacrimal adj., now usually distinguished in form in the senses below.Spelling history. With the formal variation, compare discussion at lachryma n. The form lacrimal has now become standard in scientific and technical uses (see lacrimal adj. and n.), but lachrymal has tended to predominate in other contexts; compare lachrymatory adj., lachrymose adj. A. adj. 1. a. Of or resembling a tear or tears; spec. having the shape of a teardrop. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > others lachrymal1607 tauriform1721 diminished1726 tailed1767 acinose1796 aciniform1798 acinous1809 slab-sided1817 lip-like1836 mound-like1843 high-centred1847 square-toed1851 brush-shaped1880 mushroom1884 bolster-shaped1900 arrowhead1934 narrow-gutted1952 panhandled1960 1607 T. Tomkis Lingua iv. i. H A great quantity of drop shot both round and lachrimall. 1829 Blackwood's Mag. 26 143 The milk was pale and lachrymal. 1841 J. Sowerby Brit. Misc. Jan. 148 The lachrymal drop would have had to travel, now here, now there, following the deep furrow of the disease, ere it could reach his chin. 1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) i. iv. 297 The lachrymal effusion is an accompaniment of grief. 1914 Post-graduate 29 882 Under ordinary conditions with a normal lacrimal flow the secretion is absorbed into the inspired air. 1967 K. E. Caster in R. C. Moore Treat. Invertebr. Paleontol.: Pt. S II. S600/1 It is lachrymal in cross section, i.e., rounded on the obverse face (in life) and keeled on the reverse. 1979 Nursing Times 19 Apr. 679/1 The central pad is of dense absorbent material to shield the eye from light, and to reduce the difficulties caused where there are lachrymal secretions. 1993 Evening Standard (Nexis) 26 Apr. 53 Cilla is a supreme emotional dowser, uncannily able to locate a plentiful lacrimal source. 2005 N. Hay Gargoyle viii. 170 ‘It would've been mah first championship trophy,’ she wept, the lachrymal drops raining down on my face. b. Characterized by weeping; tearful; mournful, sad. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] weepingc900 wopi?c1225 greetingfula1340 greetyc1350 weeplyc1374 weepfula1382 weepinglyc1440 lachrymablec1450 moistc1450 lachrymous1490 rainy1563 tearfula1586 greeting1588 collachrymate1593 crying1594 onion-eyeda1616 maudlinc1616 rheumatica1627 fluxed1628 lachrymalc1630 crystal-droppinga1650 showery1654 lugent1656 Niobean1665 lachrymary1693 lachrymose1727 moist-eyed1797 larmoyant1824 pluviose1824 ploratory1831 lachrymating1837 screwmatic1847 pipy1861 weepy1863 blarting1898 leaky1905 c1630 J. Owen Antidote against Purgatory (1634) iv. 252 A great multitude of soules, who with teares and most lachrimall voyces desired of him the celebration of the most holy Sacrifice. 1774 Westm. Mag. Jan. 7/1 I am now determined to please in a Lachrymal strain. 1794 J. Courtenay Present State France & Italy 57 In a side chapel expos'd to our view, Twelve lachrymal sinners their pastime pursue. 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw III. iii. 62 I should have seen as pretty a lacrymal scene between you and lady Sara, as any on the stage. 1843 Metrop. Mag. Dec. 436 We carry our sympathy to Tyburn Turnpike, and are lachrymal over the fate of a hero housebreaker. 1929 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 26 June 6/4 Her lachrymal outbursts were playing havoc with her makeup. 1965 Ebony June 50/2 A man ought never to be lacrimal. 1993 Independent 20 Jan. 18 The assistant also had a role in Still Sorrowing, a piece by Ades himself that stood in a tradition of lacrimal writing. 2006 C. Nnolim in New Direct. in Afr. Lit. 1 It was lachrymal. It was a weeping literature, a literature of lamentation, following Africa's unhappy experience with slavery and colonialism. 2. Designating a vessel (supposedly) intended to contain tears; designating a lachrymatory (lachrymatory n. 1); = lachrymatory adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [adjective] > tear-bottle lachrymal1673 lachrymary1705 lachrymatory1722 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 219 Many sorts of lachrymal Urns and Lamps. 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton III. 46 I opened the little trunk,..which may properly be called the lachrymal urn of the unfortunate Maria. 1798 N. Brooke Observ. Italy xli. 156 Among other curiosities which I picked up on the coast, was a lachrymal vase very highly varnished outside. 1837 Pop. Encycl. VI. 764 Little vessels have occasionally been found in ancient tombs, denominated lachrymal urns. 1843 J. S. Henslow Acct. Rom. Antiq. 6 Supposing a lacrymal vessel to have been handed about to collect these tears. 1906 Washington Post 17 Sept. 7 There are fragments of..two little lachrymal vases. 2013 D. McConnell Amer. Honor Killings 179 Burnt-out tea lights holding puddles of old rainwater like lachrymal vases. B. n. 1. In plural. Fits of weeping. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] > fit(s) of weeping shower1449 lachrymals1753 weep1836 cry1852 blub1894 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xlv. 289 Something..that made her laugh in the midst of her lacrymals. 1789 C. Smith Ethelinde IV. ii. 31 Do have done with these perpetual lachrymals. 1834 N.Y. Mirror 25 Apr. 338/3 I cannot quite comprehend..why she should select Harrowgate, Bath, Scarborough, etc., for the scene of these lacrymals. 1841 Mother's Mag. Oct. 229 It is truly melancholy to see so many minds employed in catering for the risibles and lachrymals of weak men and silly women. 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 248 There was a venting of lachrymals. 1907 Philistine Dec. 5 The man is not able to control his lachrymals. 1931 M. Summers Supernatural Omnibus 31 The way to all these sadly sentimental lachrymals had been paved before by the lugubrious cortèges of the time of Anne. 2. = lachrymatory n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun] > grave goods > tear-bottle lachrymatory1658 tear-bottle1658 urn1753 lachrymary1755 lachrymal1769 tear-jug1869 1769 R. Griffith Gordian Knot lxi, in R. Griffith & E. Griffith Two Novels IV. 16 Certain urns, stiled Lachrymals. 1776 W. Hutchinson Excursion to Lakes & Northern Counties 184 Roman bricks, urns, and other earthen vessels, glass lachrymals..were frequently found here. 1840 W. Irving Knight of Malta in Knickerbocker Mag. Feb. 108 His rooms were decorated with..old vases, lachrymals, and sepulchral lamps. 1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. xii. 31 I would but turn these lachrymals to use, Fill them with fresh oil. 1903 P. MacKaye Canterbury Pilgrims ii. 99 'Tis honey'd moonbeams stored in lachrymals. 1994 E. Morgan Scars of Evol. viii. 99 Lachrymals were specially made for the purpose, and Nero was said to have shed a copious supply [of tears] while he watched Rome burning. 2002 D. Wagoner House of Song 12 Lachrymals... Some Roman women saved their tears in them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1607
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