Both Uses of
porous
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- The other photos were similar, porous openings blooming in white, like a landscape of complex craters transmitted from the moon.†
p. 215.3 *porous = allowing passage through a barrier
- The wind rose, and his skin became as porous as his suit.†
p. 261.0
Definition:
allowing passage through a barrier
The barrier can be physical or figurative -- such as:
- a membrane, asphalt or other material that is full of tiny holes that permit penetration by a fluid or gas
- a border or other barrier that is not effective (for example, permitting illegal crossing)
- an ineffective sports defense
- a law or other rule that is full of loopholes