perforated spot

3065 Anat.: The anterior perforated space. per-för-at-ing, pr. par. or a. [PERFORATE, v.] perforating-machine, s. 1. Mining : [DIAMOND-DRILL.] 2. Paper : A machine for making perforations on paper, to facilitate the separation of a portion. 3. Teleg .: A machine for making holes in paper for me ages to be sent by the automatic method. per-för-ā-tion, s. [Lat. perforatus , pa. par. of perforo to perforate (q. v.); Fr. perforation ; Ital. per for azione .] I. Ordinary Language : through. 1. The act of perforating, boring, or piercing 2. A hole bored; a hole pa ing through or into the interior of any substance, whether natural or made with an instrument. "Herein may be perceived slender perforations , at which may be expre ed a black feculent matter."Browne: Vulgar Errors , bk. iii., ch. xvii. II. Pathol .: Perforation of various IMG:content-0886.png:[blocks in formation] C. As subst.: Performance, execution. *per-fri-cāte, v. t . [Lat. per fri cat us , pa. par. of perfrico, from per thoroughly, and frico =to rub.] To rub over. ( Bailey.)