Lachrymatory

Lach″ry‐ma‐to‐ry (?), n.; pl. -ries (#). [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A “tear-bottle;” a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; — so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.