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holes punched in skin for beauty, rebellion, and the thrill of healing through pain.
means Sharp enough to penetrate, whether literally (a needle, a thorn) or figuratively (a gaze, a cry, a cold wind) — and also the practice or result of making a hole in the body for an ornament.
from From the verb "pierce," which came into English from Old French "percer," meaning to bore through or transfix. Behind that lies Latin, most likely "pertusiare" or a related form built on "pertundere" — to thrust or beat through (per-, "through," plus tundere, "to strike"). So the word has always carried the sense of something driving all the way through a barrier — which is why it works equally well for a spear, a scream, and a stud through an earlobe.
- ancient ink
- Otzi the Iceman had stretched ears 5,300 years ago
- royal nose
- Mughal women wore nose rings as marriage status
- healing clock
- Cartilage piercings can take a full year
- sailor luck
- Earrings supposedly funded a drowned sailor's burial
katie price's 32 piercings — british model and tv personality known for extreme body modification with multiple facial and body piercings
sydney pierce's ear — record holder for most ear piercings on a single ear with over 100 piercings
rolf buchholz's piercings — german man with 453 piercings recognized by guinness world records as of 2012