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pertuse, a. rare.|pəˈtjuːs| [ad. L. pertūs-us, pa. pple. of pertundĕre to punch or bore into a hole, f. per- 1 + tundĕre to beat, hammer.] 1. (See quot.)
1721Bailey, Pertuse, beaten to Pieces, bored thro', having Holes. 2. Bot. Of a leaf: see quots.
1828–32Webster, Pertuse, Pertused..2. In botany, full of hollow dots on the surface, as a leaf. 1866Treas. Bot., Pertuse, having slits or holes. 1887in Nicholson's Dict. Gardening. So perˈtused a. = prec.
1755Johnson, Pertused, bored, punched, pierced with holes. Dict. [Cf. quot. 1721 in pertuse 1.] 1828–32[see pertuse 2]. 1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Pertusus,..Bot. applied to leaves that are pierced with large holes and distributed irregularly..: pertused. |