(philately) A postage stamp that has not been perforated.
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Not separated by rows of perforations.
Imperforate sheets of stamps.
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An imperforate stamp.
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An imperforate stamp.
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Having no opening; not perforated.
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Having a straight edge without perforations.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
imperforate
Plural:
imperforates
Imperforate Sentence Examples
In some corals the septa are solid imperforate plates of calcite, and their peripheral ends are either firmly welded together, or are united by interstitial pieces so as to form imperforate theca.
Occasionally the hymen is imperforate and then gives rise to trouble in menstruation.
In Coleochaete the oogonial wall is drawn out into a considerable tube, which is provided with an apical pore, and this tube has a somewhat similar appearance to the imperforate trichogyne of Florideae to be hereafter described.