Pier″cing (?), a. Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; — used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust. “Piercing eloquence.” Shak.
— Pier″cing‐ly, adv. — Pier″cing‐ness, n.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.