Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 + tundere to beat: cf. OF. pertuisier to pierce, F.
   pertuis a hole. Cf. {Contuse}, {Parch}, {Pertuse}.]
   1. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed
      instrument. ``I pierce . . . her tender side.'' --Dryden.

   2. To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to
      pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a
      shot pierced the ship.

   3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a
      mystery. ``Pierced with grief.'' --Pope.

            Can no prayers pierce thee?           --Shak.

Pierced \Pierced\, a.
   Penetrated; entered; perforated.

Source : WordNet®

pierced
     adj : having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
           eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {perforated}, {perforate},
            {punctured}]