Pierced

3 definitions found

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

  Pierced \Pierced\, a.
     Penetrated; entered; perforated.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Pierce \Pierce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pierced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Piercing}.] [OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier,
     parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare,
     fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per
     through + tundere to beat: cf. OF. pertuisier to pierce, F.
     pertuis a hole. Cf. {Contuse}, {Parch}, {Pertuse}.]
     1. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed
        instrument. "I pierce . . . her tender side." --Dryden.
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     2. To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to
        pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a
        shot pierced the ship.
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     3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a
        mystery. "Pierced with grief." --Pope.
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              Can no prayers pierce thee?           --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pierced
       adj : having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
             eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {perforated}, {perforate},
              {punctured}]