puncture (subs.) Copy link Outline I. The act (= pricking), punctio, Plin. 25, 13 (94), 150; punctus, ūs, m.II. The hole punctured • puncture (subs.): a small prick: I. The act (= pricking), punctio, Plin. 25, 13 (94), 150; punctus, ūs, m.: Plin. 29, 6 (38), 131: Apul. M. 7, p. 196; and (late and doubtful) punctūra, e. g. teli, Firm. Math. 8, 21. II. The hole punctured: punctum, n., Plin. l. c. § 148: Mart. 11, 45.