Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pierced"
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) 1.7 (wn)
pierced
adj : having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {perforated}, {perforate},
{punctured}]
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