Tear

English-Latin I.

tear, n.

1. A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion.
   • lacrima (-ae, fem.)

English-Latin II.

tear, v.

1. To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; to rip.
   • scindo (-ere, scidi, scissum)