Middle English Dictionary Entry
lā̆crimāle adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | lā̆crimāle adj. |
| Etymology | ML lā̆crimālis |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Anat. Of the lachrymal organs; esp. of the lachrymal sac at the inner corner of the eye; lachrymal.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)12a/a : Veynez & arteriez & spongious flesh fillyng þe places aboute þe lacrimale, i. tery, place [*Ch.(2): lacrimales, i. corners of þe eyȝen; L circa lachrymales].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)130b/a : Be it kut with sherez in eschewyng þe membrane..& þe lacrimale flesh [L carnem lachrymalis] as is seid.