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perforated

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"
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