单词 | lachrymary |
释义 | lachrymaryadj.n. 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. 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 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). < adj.n.1693 |
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