honeycombed
adj1
Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
- This area is honeycombed with ironstone mines, and signs of an impending subsidence had caused the railway to maintain a continuous watch on the threatened section for several months.1958 April 23, “The Why and the Wherefore: Engine Lost in Mining Subsidence”, in Railway Magazine, page 293:
- Even in her Moloko days, she preferred outre get-ups – the sort of thing now thought to be the preserve of Lady Gaga. Tonight, Murphy has also brought along a hat that suggests both The Handmaid’s Tale and beekeeping, and, for a disco cut called Narcissus, a black honeycombed cowl that makes her look like a microphone on legs.2021 September 25, Kitty Empire, “Róisín Murphy review – a triumphant dancefloor workout”, in The Guardian: