perforated

[ pur-fuh-rey-tid ]

adjective

1. pierced with a hole or holes:

   Punch out along the perforated line.

2. Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) having rows of closely spaced perforations dividing each stamp from the others.
3. marked by or having perforation:

   a perforated ulcer.

perforated

/ ˈpɜːfəˌreɪtɪd /

adjective

1. pierced with one or more holes
2. (esp of stamps) having perforations perf

Other Words From

• multi·perfo·rated adjective
• non·perfo·rated adjective
• post·perfo·rated adjective
• un·perfo·rated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of perforated¹

First recorded in 1480–90; perforate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Magically, the perforated sun tent that ran the length of the restaurant began undulating in sync.

From Washington Post

About 2 to 10 percent of ulcer patients will experience a perforated ulcer, which often manifests as “acute, severe and diffuse abdominal pain,” Borum said.

From Washington Post

He’d pluck one of the perforated plastic bags and re-emerge into the sweltering heat, pulling a frozen sweet potato out of the freezer bag, biting into the custardy cold flesh.

From Eater

The one I have, made by a company called Tofu Bud, consists of a plastic box that neatly fits a standard block of tofu, two perforated planks that sit inside, and a large metal spring attached to a knob.

From Eater

There are, however, ways to get past the perforated thin foil or metal guard that keeps oscillating or rotating blades in electric shavers from connecting too closely to your skin.

From Popular-Science

Next to it, a car was perforated with bullet holes like a makeshift sieve.

From The Daily Beast

The absinthe is served without a fountain of ice-water, no perforated spoon, no sugar cube.

From The Daily Beast

Malpeso remains in critical condition in a hospital in Rome after undergoing emergency surgery for a perforated lung.

From The Daily Beast

You have some surface similarities to Richard Morris, the misanthrope at the center of Perforated Heart.

From The Daily Beast

Perforated Heart is a meditation on memory, identity, and the fleeting nature of fame.

From The Daily Beast

The thread was lodged in the perforated part, and consequently left in contact with the cellular membrane.

From Project Gutenberg

Pipes he could not obtain; but a cow's horn perforated served his turn.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes the sarcophagus was placed behind a perforated slab of marble, as shown in the following example, given by Maitland.

From Project Gutenberg

The hollows in which London and Paris lie are both perforated in many places by borings of this nature.

From Project Gutenberg

A patent stabbed iron now on the market is perforated to provide a key for the mortar.

From Project Gutenberg