imperforate
Americanadjective
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Also imperforated not perforate; having no perforation.
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Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) lacking the perforations usually separating individual stamps.
noun
adjective
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not perforated
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imperf. (of a postage stamp) not provided with perforation or any other means of separation Compare perforate
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anatomy (of a bodily part, such as the anus) without the normal opening
Other Word Forms
- imperforation noun
Etymology
Origin of imperforate
Example Sentences
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Although made and approved, this stamp is said to have been withheld from issue in this imperforate condition.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
The reprinted "Eagle" Carrier's stamp was first sent out perforated 12, the original was, of course, imperforate, and the stamps upon the sheet were separated by colored lines.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
In local conditions of imperforate hymen, imperforate cervix or ovarian disease, surgical interference is necessary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
It is a fact that he is "collected" like postage-stamps, though no published work of his has attained the price per copy of the imperforate twopenny Mauritius of 1847.
From George Cruikshank by Chesson, W. H.
The abnormal varieties in this series are of course the imperforate ones, and of these we present cuts of a full set in blocks of four, numbered 100 to 105 on Plate IX.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong
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