imperforate

[ im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt ]

/ ɪmˈpɜr fər ɪt, -fəˌreɪt /

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adjective

Also im·per·fo·rat·ed. not perforate; having no perforation.

Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) lacking the perforations usually separating individual stamps.

noun

an imperforate stamp.

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Origin of imperforate

First recorded in 1665–75; im-² + perforate

OTHER WORDS FROM imperforate

im·per·fo·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby imperforate

imperfect fungus, imperfectible, imperfection, imperfective, imperfect stage, imperforate, Imperia, imperial, Imperial Beach, imperial eagle, imperial gallon

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How to use imperforate in a sentence

Although made and approved, this stamp is said to have been withheld from issue in this imperforate condition.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany
The 2nd or 1851 issue, as it is called in the circular, actually consisted of two series, the imperforate and perforate.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany
Attempts are, however, made to palm off trimmed reprints as imperforate specimens.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany
The reprinted three cents has the outer top and bottom lines of the original imperforate stamp.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany

Rhabdamminina, rab-da-mi-nī′na, n. a group of marine imperforate foraminiferous protozoans.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for imperforate

imperforate

/ (ɪmˈpɜːfərɪt, -ˌreɪt) /

adjective

not perforated

(of a postage stamp) not provided with perforation or any other means of separationAbbreviation: imperf Compare perforate

anatomy (of a bodily part, such as the anus) without the normal opening

Derived forms of imperforate

imperforation, noun

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imperforate

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