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English Dictionary: pierced	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for pierced
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pierced adj having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Synonym(s): pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. [bd]I pierce . . . her tender side.[b8] --Dryden. 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. 3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery. [bd]Pierced with grief.[b8] --Pope. Can no prayers pierce thee? --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pierced \Pierced\, a. Penetrated; entered; perforated.