Lachrymal

Lacrymal , lak′ri-mal, adj. of or pertaining to tears, secreting tears, as in 'lachrymal duct,' the nasal duct, conveying tears from the eye to the nose.— n. one of the bones of the face, the os unguis , or nail-bone, in man.— adj. Lach′rymary , containing tears.— n. Lach′rymātory , a small slender gla ve el found in ancient sepulchres, apparently filled with the tears of mourners.— adj. Lach′rymose , Lac′rymose , shedding tears, or given to do so: lugubrious, mournful.— adv. Lach′rymosely .— Lachryma Christ i , a wine of a sweet but piquant taste, produced from grapes grown on Mount Vesuvius, the best light red. [L. lacryma (properly lacrima ), a tear; Gr. dakru , Eng. tear .]