单词 | lachrymal |
释义 | lachrymal adj. & n. (also lacrimal, lacrymal) --adj   1. literary of or for tears.   2. (usu. as lacrimal) Anat. concerned in the secretion of tears (lacrimal canal; lacrimal duct). --n   1. = lachrymal vase.   2. (in pl.) (usu. as lacrimals) the lacrimal organs. Phrases and idioms lachrymal vase hist. a phial holding the tears of mourners at a funeral. Etymology: ME f. med.L lachrymalis f. L lacrima tear |
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