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Definition of Pertuse
1. a. Punched; pierced with, or having, holes.
Definition of Pertuse
1. Adjective. pierced or punched with holes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pertuse
1. punched or pierced [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pertuse
Literary usage of Pertuse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Synopsis of the Lichenes of New England, the Other Northern States, and by Edward Tuckerman (1848)
"... (perithecium) becoming pertuse with an ostiole, or at length open. ...
Perithecia at length pertuse, protruding the fatis- cent nucleus. Div. ..."
2. A Synopsis of the North American Lichens by Edward Tuckerman (1888)
"... apothecia numerous, superficial, globular, almost closed, with a pertuse pore,
the exterior proper, entire, ..."
3. The life and times of Bertrand Du Guesclin by David Flavel Jamison (1864)
"After meeting with such a kind reception, and receiving such liberal aid from
the king of France, Henry fixed his residence at Pierre-pertuse, where he was ..."
4. A History of the Life of Edward the Black Prince: And of Various Events by George Payne Rainsford James (1836)
"The exiled prince established his residence at Pierre pertuse*, on the frontiers
of Aquitaine; and, * Called Roquemore by the French historians, ..."