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pierceable

adj

Etymology

From pierce + -able.

  1. derived from pertūsus
  2. derived from *pertūsiō✻
  3. derived from percier
  4. inherited from perce
  5. suffixed as pierceable — “pierce + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable of being pierced

    Capable of being pierced; penetrable.

    • A ſhadie groue not farr away they ſpide, / That promiſt ayde the tempeſt to withſtand: / Whoſe loftie trees yclad with ſommers pride, / Did ſpred ſo broad, that heauens light did hide, / Not perceable with power of any ſtarr:
    • Boil the potatoes in their jackets until tender and pierceable.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA