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pierce — [pıəs US pırs] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: percer, probably from Latin pertundere to make a hole through ] 1.) [T] to make a small hole in or through something, using an object with a sharp point ▪ Steam the corn until it can easily … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pierce — Pierce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pierced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piercing}.] [OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier, parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare, fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per through + … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pierce — vt pierced, pierc·ing: to see through the usu. misleading or false appearance of the object of summary judgment is to pierce the pleadings and allow a judgment on the merits J. H. Friedenthal et al. the Internal Revenue Service may attempt to… … Law dictionary
pierce — [pirs] vt. pierced, piercing [ME percen < OFr percer < VL * pertusiare < L pertusus, pp. of pertundere, to thrust through < per, through + tundere, to strike < IE base * (s)teu , to push > STOCK] 1. to pass into or through as a… … English World dictionary
Pierce Transit — Pierce Transit, in full The Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation , is a mass transit agency serving Pierce County, the second most populous county in Washington state.Pierce Transit was formed in 1979 when voters passed a… … Wikipedia
Pierce v. Society of Sisters — Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 16–17, 1925 Decided June … Wikipedia
pierce — [v] cut, penetrate bore, break, break in, break through, cleave, crack, crack open, drill, enter, gash, incise, intrude, pass through, perforate, plow, prick, probe, puncture, run through, slash, slice, slit, spike, stab, stick into, transfix;… … New thesaurus
pierce — ► VERB 1) make a hole in or through with a sharp object. 2) force or cut a way through. 3) (piercing) very sharp, cold, or high pitched. DERIVATIVES piercer noun. ORIGIN Old French percer, from Latin pertundere bore through … English terms dictionary
Pierce — Pierce, v. i. To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; used literally and figuratively. [1913 Webster] And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. Spenser. [1913 Webster] She would not pierce… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pierce Pettis — is an American singer/songwriter from Alabama. Biography A former staff writer for PolyGram Publishing in Nashville, Pettis musical career was started in 1979 when Joan Baez covered one of his songs, Song at the End of the Movie , on her album… … Wikipedia
