Definition of lachrymal:
part of speech: adjective
Pert.
to
tears;
generating
or
conveying
tears.
Usage examples:
-
As
a
well
distributed
fire
of
lachrymal
shells
will
form
a
screen
of
gas
which
will
last
for
several
hours,
they
are
often
used
during
an
attack
to
prevent
the
enemy
from
bringing
up
reinforcements.
E. Alexander Powell in "Italy at War and the Allies in the West".
-
The
third
type
consists
of
lachrymal
or
tear-
producing,
gas,
which
is
used
in
the
same
way
as
the
asphyxiating,
but
its
effects
are
not
fatal,
merely
putting
a
man
out
of
action
for
a
few
hours.
E. Alexander Powell in "Italy at War and the Allies in the West".
-
"
A
series
of
vicissitudes
dating
from
the
hour
I
left
your
house,"
said
Phineas, "
vicissitudes
the
recital
of
which
would
wring
your
heart,
laddie,
and
make
angels
weep
if
their
lachrymal
glands
were
not
too
busily
engaged
by
the
horrors
of
war,
culminated
four
months
ago
in
an
attack
of
fervid
and
penniless
patriotism.
William John Locke in "The Rough Road".