lachrymation
(lækrɪˈmeɪʃən)
[ad. L. lacrimātiōn-em, n. of action f. lacrimāre, f. lacrima tear.]
The excretion or shedding of tears; weeping.
| 1572 Scholeho. Wom. 767 in Hazl. E.P.P. IV. 134 Mighty Sampson two wiues had,..The first him caused by lacrimacion His probleme to hear. 1651 Biggs New Dispens. 181 There doth weep forth the lachrymations of an ichorous substance. 1863 R. F. Burton Abeokuta I. 204 The priest will squirt capsicum..into the eyes of the accused, and lacrymation proves guilt. 1872 Darwin Emotions vi. 171 A strong light acting on the retina, when in a normal condition, has very little tendency to cause lacrymation. |