- dacrima
dacrima (dacruma), s. lacrima.
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dacrima (dacruma), s. lacrima.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
Lachrymose — Lach ry*mose , a. [L. lacrymosus, better lacrimosus, fr. lacrima, lacruma (also badly spelt lachryma) a tear, for older dacrima, akin to E. tear. See {Tear} the secretion.] Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lachrymosely — Lachrymose Lach ry*mose , a. [L. lacrymosus, better lacrimosus, fr. lacrima, lacruma (also badly spelt lachryma) a tear, for older dacrima, akin to E. tear. See {Tear} the secretion.] Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lachrymal — or lacrimal adjective Etymology: Middle English lacrimale, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French lacrymal, from Medieval Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lacrima tear, from Old Latin dacrima, probably from Greek dakry more at tear Date … New Collegiate Dictionary
lachrymal — /lak reuh meuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to tears. 2. producing tears. 3. characterized by tears; indicative of weeping. 4. Anat. lacrimal (def. 2). n. 5. Also called lachrymal bone. Anat. See lacrimal bone. 6. lachrymatory ( … Universalium
larme — (lar m ) s. f. 1° Goutte d humeur limpide qui sort de l oeil et dont la cause est ou une action physique ou une émotion morale. • Et mon trépas aura des larmes De quiconque aura de l amour, MALH. V, 20. • Les larmes lui tombent des yeux à… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Zähre — (durch Träne ersetzt) Sf Träne erw. obs. (8. Jh.) Stammwort. Nach dem Plural umgeformt aus mhd. zaher, zeher m., ahd. zahar m. aus g. * tahru m. Träne , auch in anord. tár n., ae. tēar, tæhher m., afr. tār m./n.; mit grammatischem Wechsel gt.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
tear — {{11}}tear (n.1) water from the eye, O.E. tear, from earlier teahor, tæhher, from P.Gmc. *takh , *tagr (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. tar, O.H.G. zahar, Ger. Zähre, Goth. tagr tear ), from PIE *dakru /*draku (Cf. L … Etymology dictionary
lachrymal — lach•ry•mal [[t]ˈlæk rə məl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or characterized by tears 2) anat. lacrimal 3) lachrymatory • Etymology: 1535–45; < ML lachrymālis= L lachrym(a) (Hellenized sp. of lacrima, lacruma (OL dacrima) tear, prob. « Gk… … From formal English to slang
tear — tear1 [ter] vt. tore, torn, tearing [ME teren < OE teran, to rend, akin to Ger zehren, to destroy, consume < IE base * der , to skin, split > DRAB1, DERMA1] 1. to pull apart or separate into pieces by force; rip or rend (cloth, paper,… … English World dictionary