foraminatedadj.
/fɒˈramɪneɪtɪd/ Bored, pierced, perforated: see also quot. 1839.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > bored, pierced, or perforated
thirledc1200
perforate?a1425
bored1553
wimbled1582
through-bored1597
perforated1598
foraminated1599
punched1653
thoroughfared1662
prepunched1940
1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 28/1 Fine totalle and not foraminated pearles.
1728 R. North Mem. Musick (1846) 37 Pipes..foraminated for changing the tone when there was occasion.
1839 G. Roberts Dict. Geol. Foraminated..Applied to a shell, the chambers of which are united by a small perforation or foramen.
1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 229 Orthidæ... Shell transversely oblong, depressed, rarely foraminated.
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