Pierced

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Cut through with a sharp instrument; perforated.
  • adj. Of or relating to a body part that has been perforated for the purpose of attaching a piece of jewelry.
  • adj. Of or relating to a piece of jewelry designed to be worn in a such a body part: a pierced earring.
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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of pierce.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Penetrated; entered; perforated.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Penetrated; entered by force; perforated.
  • In heraldry:
  • Cut through with an opening not so large as that implied in cleché, and not of the shape of the bearing.
  • Having an arrow, spear, or other weapon thrust into it but not passing through, as an animal used as a bearing. Compare transfixed.
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  • adj. having a hole cut through
    • Equivalent
    cut   
    Cross Reference
    pierced medallion    pierced work    mullet pierced   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    penetrated    entered    perforated   
    Verb Stem
    pierce   
     
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