Penetrableness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Penetrable \Pen"e*tra*ble\, a. [L. penetrabilus: cf. F.
     p['e]n['e]trable.]
     Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Used also
     figuratively.
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           And pierce his only penetrable part.     --Dryden.
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           I am not made of stones,
           But penetrable to your kind entreats.    --Shak.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Pen"e*tra*ble*ness}, n. --
     {Pen"e*tra*bly}, adv.
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