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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pertuse \Per*tuse"\, Pertused \Per*tused"\, a. [L. pertusus, p. p. of pertundere to beat or thrust through, to bore through; per + tundere to beat: cf. F. pertus. Cf. Pierce.] Punched; pierced with, or having, holes. [1913 Webster]