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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. ``I pierce . . . her tender side.'' --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. ``Pierced with grief.'' --Pope.
Can no prayers pierce thee? --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pierced \Pierced\, a.
Penetrated; entered; perforated.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pierced
adj : having a hole cut through "pierced ears"; "a perforated
eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {perforated}, {perforate},
{punctured}]
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