imperforate
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The acetabulum for the head of the femur is imperforate, being a simple oval basin, as in Chelonian reptiles and the higher Mammals.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
It is a fact that he is "collected" like postage-stamps, though no published work of his has attained the price per copy of the imperforate twopenny Mauritius of 1847.
From George Cruikshank by Chesson, W. H.
The 2nd or 1851 issue, as it is called in the circular, actually consisted of two series, the imperforate and perforate.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
The labels were normally perforated the usual 12, but the same journal for April 13, 1892 reports that a whole sheet had been seen in an imperforate condition.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong
The reprinted three cents has the outer top and bottom lines of the original imperforate stamp.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
