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单词 lachrymary
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lachrymaryadj.n.

Brit. /ˈlakrᵻm(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈlækrəˌmɛri/
Forms: 1600s 1800s– lacrimary, 1700s– lachrymary, 1700s– lacrymary, 1800s–1900s lachrimary.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin lacrima , -ary suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin lacrima tear (see lachryma n.) + -ary suffix1; compare -ary suffix2. Compare earlier lachrymal adj., lacrimal adj., and (with use as noun) earlier lachrymal n., lachrymatory n. With use in sense A. 2 compare Middle French lacrymaire (1581 in vase lacrymaire; rare).
A. adj.
1. Relating to or characterized by weeping or sadness; = lachrymal adj. 1b. Also (Anatomy): involved in the secretion of tears; = lacrimal adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretions > excretions from eye > [adjective]
tearyc1420
lachrymary1693
stanchless1821
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
1693 J. Bancroft Henry II iii. 21 To be depriv'd of him, is enough to put the considerating part of the Nation into Lacrimary showrs, and stupifying sadness.
1798 tr. L. F. L. de Lignac Physical View Man & Woman II. ii. 77 Tears, filtrated by the lachrymary gland [Fr. glande lacrymale], take their course through the nasal canal, if they cannot find a passage through the lachrymal points.
1836 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 5 43 There is no perforation of the lower and anterior margin of the orbit by lachrymary foramina.
1848 C. H. Smith Nat. Hist. Human Species (Naturalist's Libr. XLI) 269 The lachrymary gland is concealed by the upper lid.
1906 Jrnl. Physical Therapy 1 53 Colombo noticed similar effects also on the lachrimary and sweat glands.
1927 Waukesha (Wisconsin) Daily Freeman 3 Jan. 6/1 In that mournful mortuary, dolorous and lachrymary, there I lay them on their bier.
2006 P. Josyph Liberty St. 108 The cry driving home added another ninety minutes to this lachrymary adventure.
2. Designating a vessel (supposedly) intended to contain tears; = lachrymal adj. 2, lachrymatory adj. 1. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [adjective] > tear-bottle
lachrymal1673
lachrymary1705
lachrymatory1722
1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 324 What a Variety of Shapes in the ancient Urns, Lamps, Lachrymary Vessels.
1806 N. Biddle Jrnl. 9 June in R. A. McNeal N. Biddle in Greece (1993) 157 The lacrimary urn..is of most beautiful alabaster.
1838 N. Biddle Ode to Bogle in Knickerbocker Mar. 270 His very smile, serenely stern, As lighted lachrymary urn.
1887 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 3 239 Bronze door-coverings; many glass lachrymary vases.
1933 C. Williams tr. S. V. La Roche Diary in Sophie in London, 1786 107 Lachrymary vessels from the graves of Magna Graeca.
B. n.
A vessel (supposedly) intended to collect a mourner's tears; = lachrymatory n. Also figurative.
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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
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the nose > handkerchief
coverchiefc1305
cloutc1380
muckender1420
napkin1436
handkerchief1530
handkercher1531
mocket1537
wiper1587
nose-cloth1589
pocket handkerchief1645
handcloth1676
mouchoira1685
pocket-clotha1704
wipe1708
volet1789
kerchief1814
snotter1823
lachrymatory1825
nose-rag1840
nose-wiper1840
sweat-rag1843
lachrymary1854
sneezer1857
stook1859
snottinger1864
snot-rag1888
hanky1895
penwiper1902
paper handkerchief1907
nose-wipe1919
snitch-rag1940
paper hankie1959
1755 A. Langford Catal. Coll. Mrs. Kennon 9 A piece of mosaic pavement, two Roman earthen lamps, a glass lacrymary, and 8 other pieces of antiquity in boxes.
1854 Lady Lytton Behind Scenes I. ii. iv. 242 The aforesaid capacious handkerchief..might have served as the general lachrymary of a joint stock widows' company.
1895 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 267/1 The most complete assortment of lachrymaries or funeral urns.
1925 Amer. Mercury Aug. 478/1 Out of these lachrymaries we sipped the blushful Hippocrene.
1928 S. Hoffenstein Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing 184 Share joy with sunset and the craggy sea; But let your heart your lachrymary be.
2002 T. Lutz in M. Shamir & J. Travis Boys Don't Cry? ix. 188 Sometimes holding lachrymaries to their cheeks to collect tears.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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