Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Cut through with a sharp instrument; perforated.
- adjective Of or relating to a body part that has been perforated for the purpose of attaching a piece of jewelry.
- adjective Of or relating to a piece of jewelry designed to be worn in a such a body part.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Penetrated; entered; perforated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
pierce .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a hole cut through
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Examples
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Tau_”: if it is pierced at the intersection of the limbs, and the entire central area be voided, it is said to be “_pierced quarterly_.”
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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The name pierced the core of his silence and shat'tered into echoes, each one a pledge of compassion.
Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989
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The mother's eyes met the husband's and pain pierced their hearts.
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Mr. Meredith was, as usual, lost in dreams when supper began that evening, but presently a name pierced his abstraction and brought him back to reality.
Rainbow Valley 1908
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The sound of his name pierced the sleep mists and brought the dog to wakefulness.
Further Adventures of Lad Albert Payson Terhune 1907
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My idea is, that till the core of Africa is pierced from the coast but little progress will take place among the hordes of natives in the interior.
The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton William Henry Burton Wilkins 1897
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Ten thousand strengths seemed then to heave him from her heart; and struggling with a power that amazed even herself, she threw him from her; and holding him off with her shackled arms, her shrieks again pierced the heavens.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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His sword pierced her defenses and sliced into her thigh.
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That name pierced her anxiety, but no sooner had it done so than she told herself not to be ridiculous.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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That name pierced her anxiety, but no sooner had it done so than she told herself not to be ridiculous.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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