(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:54:36

Per`fo*ra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. perforation.]

1.

The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through.

Bacon.

2.

A hole made by boring or piercing; an aperture.

"Slender perforations."

Sir T. Browne.

 

© Webster 1913.

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