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empierce, impierce, v.|ɛm-, ɪmˈpɪəs|
Also 6 empierse, empeirce, enpearce, imperse.
[f. en-, in- + pierce v.]
trans. To pierce through keenly; to transfix. lit. and fig.
1578T. Proctor Gorg. Gallery, Pyramus & Th., Sweete pendant, now in wofull brest Impersid. 1592Shakes. Rom. & Jul. i. iv. 19 I am too sore enpearced with his shaft, To soare with his light feathers. 1593Nashe Christ's T. (1613) 129 To arte-enamel your speech to empeirce..soules. 1621Quarles Esther §10 Like painted swords They near impierc'd Queen Esthers tender heart. 1642H. More Song of Soul i. iii. v, The vast thumps of massie hammers noise, Empierc'd mine ears. 1751Gilb. West Educ. xxxvii, [His] tender Breast Empierced deep with sympathizing Teen. 1855Fraser's Mag. LI. 89 The horrible thorns empierced the bone.
b. intr.
1814Cary Dante (Chandos ed.) 147 Through the orbs of all, A thread of wire, impiercing, knits them up.
Hence emˈpierced, emˈpiercing ppl. adjs.
1604Drayton Moyses (L.), He feels those secret and impiercing flames. 1612― Poly-olb. xxii. (1748) 341 The brinish tears drop'd down on mine impierced breast. 1652Benlowes Theoph. xiii. xlv. O, let our fleshly barks still ride At anchor in calm streams of His empierced side. |
