tear catcher

noun

A kind of ornamental glass vase with a fixture shaped for a person's eye, supposed to be used to collect tears of sorrow.

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Meanings

nountear catcher (plural tear catchers)

plural tear catchers

  1. A kind of ornamental glass vase with a fixture shaped for a person's eye, supposed to be used to collect tears of sorrow.
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tear catcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20catcher

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“tear catcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20catcher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tear catcher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20catcher.

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