pierced

[ peerst ]

adjective

punctured or perforated, as to form a decorative design: a pendant in pierced copper.
relating to or being a body part punctured for the purpose of inserting jewelry: From jungle tribes to desert nomads to royalty, pierced ears were indicators of both beauty and social standing.

relating to or being jewelry attached through a punctured body part: Pierced earrings cannot be returned or exchanged due to hygiene reasons.Nude bellies can be enhanced with pierced navel rings.
Heraldry. (of a charge) open at the center to reveal the field: a lozenge pierced.

Origin of pierced

First recorded in 1300–50; pierce, -ed²

Your HR person is as likely to be as pierced as your barista.
This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has Ended | Nick Gillespie | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She also commented on what might be her most distinguishing feature, her pierced nose.
Meet Montana's Nose-Ringed Candidate for the U.S. Senate | Ben Jacobs | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As unlucky as Gama was to have been hit, he was incredibly lucky that neither bullet had pierced his skull into his brain.
Easter Miracle in Brooklyn for Shooting Victim | Michael Daly | April 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The blade pierced his liver and diaphragm, missing his heart and aorta by a fraction of an inch.
Thank God the Murrysville School Attack Wasn’t Guns | Michael Daly | April 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Instead of blonde and bubbly, the women tend to be tattoed and pierced.
Porn's Behind-the-Camera Feminists | Emily Shire | February 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

As the bright glow of a little cascade of sparks pierced the darkness, a voice in our rear called sharply: "Hands up!"
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
The blood rushed in a hot tide into the girl's pale wet face, and yet she shivered as if an arrow had pierced her heart.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
An Irish sergeant, on a march, being attacked by a dog, pierced the animal with his halbert.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various
And again another scripture saith, "They shall look on him whom they pierced."
His Last Week | William E. Barton
His face and head was covered with a full mask of thin white rubber, pierced by two slots for eyeholes.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 | Various

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