Pierced

Pierced

Pierced. When any ordinary or charge is perforated, the piercing is always understood to be circular, unless otherwise described. P. 8, f. 31. Quarter pierced. P. 7, f. 16. Square pierced. P. 8, f. 44. Lozenge pierced. P. 10, f. 2. The term Pierced is also applied to animals when wounded with an arrow, spear, etc.

Examples of a chevron pierced. See P. 16, f. 15, 16 and 17.