pierced
adjective
punctured or perforated, as to form a decorative design.
unpierced
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a word derived from
pierced.
Example Sentences
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The sonic wall was still unpierced; the big test still lay ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
The smooth blue of her chest was unpierced by the iron finial, and her hair was still studded with flowers.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
No raffle ticket, no Bingo, no policy slip, no clearing-house number, no magazine sweepstakes, no, nor any unpierced carnival balloon succumbed to her magic.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Birds light here which never touched mast or tree; hermit-birds, which ever fly alone; cloud-birds, familiar with unpierced zones of air.
From The Piazza Tales by Herman Melville
Those pierced in the centre, or black in colour, signified condemnation; those unpierced, or white, signified acquittal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
