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Lachrymatory vs Lacrymatory - What's the difference?

lachrymatory | lacrymatory |

As adjectives the difference between lachrymatory and lacrymatory

is that lachrymatory is pertaining to or causing tears while lacrymatory is alternative form of lachrymatory.

As nouns the difference between lachrymatory and lacrymatory

is that lachrymatory is a vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials while lacrymatory is alternative form of lachrymatory.

lachrymatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to or causing tears.
  • * 1919': It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of ' lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill,

    • Noun

    (lachrymatories)
  • A vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
  • * 1658': For beside these '''Lachrymatories , notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)

    • lacrymatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)

    • Noun

    (lacrymatories)