Hypertext Webster Gateway: "punctured"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Puncturing}.]
To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to
prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punctured \Punc"tured\, a.
1. Having the surface covered with minute indentations or
dots.
2. (Med.) Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of
a puncture; as, a punctured wound.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
punctured
adj : having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {pierced}, {perforated},
{perforate}]
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