(n) French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794), Syn. Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Transpierced p. pr. & vb. n. Transpiercing ] [ Pref. trans- + pierce: cf. F. transpercer. ] To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through. [ 1913 Webster ]
The sides transpierced return a rattling sound. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]