“Your piercer should tell you how to care for your specific piercing until it's healed.”

“The chief enemy of the young oyster is a species of whelk, known in France as the bigourneau, dog whelk, or piercer.”

“Although many people claim that body piercing does not hurt, the fact is that it is against the law for the piercer to give you an anaesthetic injection before the procedure.”

“Then a skirl of laughter, the piercingness of which, near to, could only be guessed at.”

“She wore yellow contact lenses, her hair was dyed black with red streaks, and she had numerous piercings.”

“Later, unusual body piercings became associated with fringe cultural groups, such as punk rockers and a new group known as modern primitives.”

“He was about 5ft 10 in, medium build and slightly podgy with a round face plus eyebrow and tongue piercings.”

“Some piercers use a local anesthetic, but a good one will be finished before you can draw breath.”

“Body piercers who carry out piercings other than to ears still have to comply with workplace health and safety regulations, she adds.”

“Cigar piercers are the kind of small lethal object no longer allowed in hand luggage, cutters were often made in novelty shapes.”