"pin-pricked" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pin-pricked [comparative], most pin-pricked [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} pin-pricked (comparative more pin-pricked, superlative most pin-pricked)
  1. Having been pricked by a pin; having a pin stuck through.
    Sense id: en-pin-pricked-en-adj-HBa2UtC5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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