larmier
(ˈlɑːmiːeɪ)
Also 7 larmer.
[a. F. larmier in same sense, f. larme a tear.]
1. Arch. = corona 4, drip n.1 4 a.
| 1696 Phillips (ed. 5), Larmer. 1723 Chambers tr. Le Clerc's Treat. Archit. I. 25 Corona with its Larmier or Drip underneath. 1727–41 Chambers Cycl., The Larmier is also called corona, and in English the drip. 1875 in Knight Dict. Mech. |
2. Anat. (See quot.)
| 1848 in Craig. 1893 Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 64 The lachrymal fossa—in which rests the gland termed the crumen, larmier, or ‘tear-bag’. |