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
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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 John Kerr Tiffany
We also find all values occurring in an imperforate condition.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes
The acetabulum for the head of the femur is imperforate, being a simple oval basin, as in Chelonian reptiles and the higher Mammals.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
It may also be occasioned by an imperforate hymen, in which case it must be cut open by a physician.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
We illustrate a pair of the 2 cent imperforate on a registered cover mailed at Como, Quebec, on March 20, 1905.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes
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