单词 | pierced |
释义 | piercedadj. 1. That has been pierced; punctured, perforated; penetrated by a hole or holes. Of a hole: made by piercing. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ 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 > with a sharp-pointed instrument pierceda1400 burled1451 thorough-thrilled1496 sticked1565 through-launched1590 empierced1591 through-shot1596 launched1601 thrilleda1618 darted1622 broached1633 punctured1672 stabbed1862 a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) 703 (MED) So was he pyned fram prime with persched sides, Tille þe sonne doun souȝt. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 164v (MED) The 5a. instrument is a cauterie subtile, wiþ which bene put or sette cetonez & prickez with tenaculez, i. tongez, brode & persed. a1500 ( Poems from Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) in F. J. Furnivall Wks. T. Hoccleve: Regement Princes (1897) p. lv (MED) Yitte may we, by the persed holes..Behalde and see. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Perced, fossus, foratus. 1633 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 331 Sax pairsed eine for the wardrope at iiij s. the peice. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires iv. 65 Mark the pointed Spears That from thy Hand on his pierc'd Back he wears? 1729 S. Madden Themistocles iii. i. 33 My pierced Heart Bled at their Cries. 1778 Encycl. Brit. III. 2292/2 With some fine-pounded charcoal..rub over the pierced lines. 1859 C. F. Alexander Legend Golden Prayers 141 One only hand, a piercèd hand, Can salve the sinner's wound. 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 37/1 Smaller details such as the pierced wall grille. 2004 New Scientist (Nexis) 24 Apr. 17 The team found slightly worn, smoothed regions near the mouths of the shells and the pierced holes. 2. Heraldry. Of a charge: having a hole (circular, except when otherwise specified) in the centre, so that the field appears through it (cf. voided adj. 2c). Also, of an animal: represented as having an arrow, spear, etc., fixed in its body but not passing through it (cf. transfixed adj. at transfix v. Derivatives). Usually as postmodifier. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > voided or pierced voided1572 pierced1610 cleché1688 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. vii. 70 He beareth Sable, a Crosse couped, Pierced, by the name of Grill. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pierced,..in Heraldry, as a crosse pierced, i.e. bored in the middle. 1725 J. Coats New Dict. Heraldry (rev. ed.) (at cited word) If a Cross have a square Hole, or Perforation in the Center, it is blazon'd, Square pierced... When the Hole, or Perforation is round, it must be express'd, Round pierced. 1795 T. Brydson Summary View Heraldry iii. 110 The upper half of the Scottish lion, pierced through the mouth with an arrow. 1823 J. Rutter Delineations of Fonthill p. xxi Three Cinque-foils, Ermine, pierced of the field. 1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 18 Quater-pierced [sic]. signifies that the centre is perforated with a square opening. 1950 C. W. Scott-Giles Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.) vi. 30 Conventional floral forms..may be slipped if so described in the blazon, and if they have a hole in the centre they are blazoned as pierced. 1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry 205 Pierced, refers to a circular hole in a charge through which the field shows unless another tincture is specified. 3. Of silver, china, porcelain, etc.: ornamented with perforations. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [adjective] > specific style Moorish1434 savage1548 damaskeen1551 grotesque1603 Mogul1617 pierced1756 baroque1765 rocaille1776 rococo1830 plateresque1845 Alhambresque1848 François Premier1850 Mudéjar1865 serio-grotesque1873 famille verte1876 barocco1877 rococoesque1885 famille rose1893 famille noire1898 Ch'ien Lung1901 Marie Antoinette1909 Mosan1910 famille jaune1923 Romanizing1936 quatre-couleur1959 penworked1965 1756 in R. W. Read Reprint of Orig. Catal. Chelsea Porcelain Manuf. (1880) 7 A fine perfume pot pierced, chased and gilt, and enamel'd in birds. 1785 Daily Universal Reg. 1 Jan. 3/2 Pierced and engraved oval salts... Pierced and solid headed mustard pots. 1870 Times 25 Mar. 5/4 A hexagonal incense-burner..the cover of pierced metal-gilt and enamel. 1875 E. Meteyard Wedgwood Handbk. 338 The pierced fruit basket,..and various other articles, all show an infinite variety, beauty, and fitness of outline. 1931 E. Wenham Domest. Silver v. 88 Pierced baskets for bread were also made in the Early Stuart period. 1993 Antique Dealer Aug. 5 (advt.) The slanting gold-tooled leather writing surface..has an original pierced brass gallery behind. 4. Of the ears, nose, etc.: having a hole into which a ring or other piece of jewellery may be inserted. ΚΠ 1805 W. Clark Jrnl. 20 Sept. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1988) V. 222 They call themselves the Cho pun-nish or Pierced Noses. 1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche vii. xxiv. 101 From either ear, ringed to its piercèd lobe A triple jewel hung. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo iv. 66 A large male bonnet monkey..adorned by earrings worn in pierced ears. 1958 San Francisco Call-Bull. 1 Aug. 11/1 He..gets into black denims and motorcycle boots, plus a red-fringed vest.., fastens his pierced ear-lobe, [etc.]. 1994 Spy (N.Y.) July 11/1 Your dis of body piercing suggests that..[you] don't know the special bink a pierced tongue adds to oral sex. Compounds pierced earring n. originally and chiefly U.S. an earring designed for a pierced ear. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the ear > [noun] earringOE earlet1610 ear-bob1648 top1703 rose drop1707 ear-drop1720 snap1748 ear hoop1779 ear stud1817 ear-plug1820 girandole1825 stud1831 stud earring1873 ear-piercing1896 sleeper1896 pierced earring1914 earclip1940 keeper1960 1914 Chicago Sunday Tribune 3 May vi. 1/4 The continued use of pierced earrings stretches the ears and enlarges them in a most distressing manner. 1965 Time 15 Oct. 70/3 Pierced earrings are by far the most attractive ones available. 2003 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (Nexis) 14 Feb. 1 She gamely dressed up anyway, took out her pierced earrings and reflected with pride on their years together. pierced-nosed adj. having a pierced nose (in early use applied to the Nez Percé Indians; cf. Pierced Nose n.). ΚΠ 1805 M. Lewis Jrnl. 14 Aug. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1988) V. 89 The persed nosed Indians who inhabit the river below. 1873 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville (new ed.) viii. 116 He announced them as a band of Nez Percés or Pierced-nosed Indians. 1991 USA Today (Nexis) 1 July 8 c Like calling in every green-haired and pierced-nosed punk rocker in London to read Shakespeare for the queen. 2000 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 1 Aug. 14 Big Brother..with its creepy ‘love triangle’ between Joel, Jordan the stripper and Brittany the pierced-nosed virgin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1400 |
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