[lach.ry.mal] or lac.ri.mal adj [MF or ML; MF lacrymal, fr. ML lacrimalis, fr. L lacrima tear, fr. OL dacrima, prob. fr. Gk dakry--more at tear] (15c) 1 usu lacrimal: of, relating to, or being glands that produce tears
2: of, relating to, or marked by tears