<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Punctured or perforated, as to form a decorative design: a pendant in pierced copper.</li><li>Relating to or being a body part punctured for the purpose of inserting jewelry: From jungle tribes to desert nomads to royalty, pierced ears were indicators of both beauty and social standing.</li><li>Relating to or being jewelry attached through a punctured body part: Nude bellies can be enhanced with pierced navel rings.</li><li>Heraldry. (of a charge) Open at the center to reveal the field: a lozenge pierced.</li></ul>