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pierced

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pierced  (pîrst)
adj.
1. Cut through with a sharp instrument; perforated.
2. Of or relating to a body part that has been perforated for the purpose of attaching a piece of jewelry.
3. 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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Adj.1.pierced - having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
perforate, perforated, punctured
cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"
Translations
pierced [pɪəst] pierce adj [ears] → percé(e)


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