Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which pierces.
- noun Any sharp instrument used for piercing, boring, perforating, etc., such as an awl, a gimlet, or a Stiletto.
- noun In entomology, that organ of an insect with which it pierces bodies; the ovipositor. Also called
terebra .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, pierces or perforates.
- noun An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto.
- noun A piercel.
- noun The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect.
- noun An insect provided with an ovipositor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An instrument that
pierces orperforates , such as astiletto orpiercel . - noun A person who pierces, especially one who carries out
body piercing . - noun zoology The
ovipositor , orsting , of aninsect . - noun zoology Any
insect provided with an ovipositor.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A small tool called a piercer is represented by fig. 8; it is used in gold work; the flat end assists in placing the gold in position, and also in making the floss silk lie quite flat; the pointed end is used for piercing holes in the material for passing coarse thread to the back, and for other purposes.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving Grace Christie
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In examining a tsetse fly very carefully I see that it has a receptacle at the root of the piercer, which is of a black or dark-red colour; and when it is squeezed, a clear fluid is pressed out at its point: the other two parts of the proboscis are its shield, and have no bulb at the base.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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In examining a tsetse fly very carefully I see that it has a receptacle at the root of the piercer, which is of a black or dark-red colour; and when it is squeezed, a clear fluid is pressed out at its point: the other two parts of the proboscis are its shield, and have no bulb at the base.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 David Livingstone 1843
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The piercer was a great easy going guy, not the typical condescending dude you usually find in a tattoo shop.
The Daily Aztec RSS 2009
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They were to be two hundred and thirty feet long, have a beam of forty feet, be armoured with four and one-half inch iron plate and be provided with a "piercer" at the prow, about seven feet long and of great strength.
Great Britain and the American Civil War Ephraim Douglass Adams
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This "piercer" caused the ships to be spoken of as rams, and when the vessels were fully equipped it was expected the "piercer" would be three feet under the surface of the water.
Great Britain and the American Civil War Ephraim Douglass Adams
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I was told by my piercer to apply Sapoderm to the site in the shower, then rinse it out ..
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She clearly can't be first wife, but Margene is a heart-piercer this week.
Mark Blankenship: Big Love Wife Watch!: Season Four, Ep. 4 2010
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She clearly can't be first wife, but Margene is a heart-piercer this week.
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Sri Vibhasa — Either connected either withvibheshu, “terrible,” or withvibhitsu,“the piercer.”
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