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Webster 1913 Edition

Puncture

Punc′ture

,
Noun.
[L.
punctura
, fr.
pungere
,
punctum
, to prick. See
Pungent
.]
1.
The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
2.
A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting;
as, the
puncture
of a nail, needle, or pin
.
A lion may perish by the
puncture
of an asp.
Rambler.

Punc′ture

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Punctured
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Puncturing
.]
To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in;
as, to
puncture
the skin
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Puncture

PUNC'TURE

,
Noun.
[L. punctura.] The act of perforating with a pointed instrument; or a small hole made by it; as the puncture of a nail,needle or pin.
A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.

PUNC'TURE

,
Verb.
T.
To prick; to pierce with a small pointed instrument; as, to puncture the skin.

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