3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
perforated
adjective
1: having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {pierced}, {perforate},
{punctured}]
2: having a number or series of holes; "a perforated steel
plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p.
p. {Perforated} (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]'t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to
perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]
To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;
to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to
pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated
\Per"fo*ra'ted\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]"t[e^]d), adjective
Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having
transparent dots resembling holes.
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