lachrymatory Synonyms
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lachrymatory Meaning
Wordnet
lachrymatory (a)
relating to or prompting tears
Webster
lachrymatory (n.)
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.
lachrymatory Sentence Examples
- The police used lachrymatory gas to disperse the rioters.
- The pungent smell of the lachrymatory gas made my eyes water.
- The lachrymatory agent caused our eyes to burn and our throats to itch.
- We had to wear gas masks to protect ourselves from the lachrymatory gas.
- The military used lachrymatory weapons to subdue the enemy.
- The protesters were forced to retreat when the police deployed lachrymatory grenades.
- The lachrymatory effects of the gas were temporary, but they were very uncomfortable.
- I was caught in a cloud of lachrymatory gas and it made me cough and sneeze uncontrollably.
- The lachrymatory spray was effective in deterring the attacker.
- The lachrymatory substance was used in warfare as a non-lethal weapon.
FAQs About the word lachrymatory
relating to or prompting tearsA tear-bottle; a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears
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The police used lachrymatory gas to disperse the rioters.
The pungent smell of the lachrymatory gas made my eyes water.
The lachrymatory agent caused our eyes to burn and our throats to itch.
We had to wear gas masks to protect ourselves from the lachrymatory gas.
