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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
perforated
    adj 1: having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
           eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: pierced,
           perforated, perforate, punctured]
    2: having a number or series of holes; "a perforated steel
       plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [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.
   [1913 Webster] Perforate

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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), a.
   Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having
   transparent dots resembling holes.
   [1913 Webster]

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