transpierce (third-person singular simple present transpierces, present participle transpiercing, simple past and past participle transpierced)
(transitive) To pierce through; to pass through.
• permeate
• penetrate
• Carpentiers, carpentries
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*pierce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transpierced; p. pr. & vb. n. Transpiercing.] Etym: [Pref. trans- + pierce: cf. F. transpercer.]
Definition: To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through. The sides transpierced return a rattling sound. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
