Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The lacrymal gland.
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Examples
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She wept at that, saying that he misconstrued her warm sympathy with the unfortunate; and he, proof against anything but the feminine tear-gland, as she knew, protested his faith.
The Henchman Mark Lee Luther
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After the lachrymal supplies the tear-gland it sends fibers to the upper lid.
With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon John Allan 1914
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The fifth nerve is a very large one, and supplies the nose, tear-gland, eyelids, upper and lower jaws, tongue, and teeth.
The Common Frog 1874
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