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piercing

  • noun
  • /ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/

A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.

Example

“ear piercing”

Other meanings

  1. An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing ().

Related words

  • body piercing
  • daith piercing
  • industrial piercing
  • lip piercing
  • Madonna piercing
  • Medusa piercing
  • Monroe piercing
  • piercing gun
  • nose piercing
  • septum piercing
  • Christina piercing
  • Nefertiti piercing

Example sentences

  • “Can I go swimming after a piercing?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “piercing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.