Pervious
Pronunciation : Per"vi*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. pervis; per + via a way. See Per-, and Voyage.]
Definition : 1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way. Pope.
2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. [R.] God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. Jer. Taylor.
3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] Prior.
4. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913