Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Perforated} (-r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to
perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]
To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;
to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to
pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated
\Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]"t[e^]d), a.
Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having
transparent dots resembling holes.
Source : WordNet®
perforated
adj 1: having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {pierced}, {perforate},
{punctured}]
2: having a number or series of holes; "a perforated steel
plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp"