Associations to the word «Pierced»

Wiktionary

PIERCED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of pierce
PIERCED EARRING, noun. An earring that is designed to go through an ear piercing (as opposed to one that clips onto the ear without requiring a piercing).
PIERCED EARRINGS, noun. Plural of pierced earring

Dictionary definition

PIERCED, adjective. Having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats