Meaning of lacrimatory | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“One of the surprises I encountered on a tour I made to the Bible lands were lacrimatories—small vessels used by the ancients for collecting mourners’ tears. […] I especially remember⟳ the lacrimatories found in King Tut’s tomb.”

“Cry-Baby and Alison luxuriate in their pain and tears, and the Roman touch⟳ with the lacrimatories is supposed to add⟳ to the sense⟳ of decadent emotion.”

“Let⟳ the lacrimatories be carved from jade and alabaster to be filled with the tears of those who bury⟳ the dead. Red Thunder Cloud is dead, and his cold lips grip the last⟳ human link⟳ to the spoken Catawba language.”

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