| Pounce (pounce) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pounce |
| [F. ponce pumice,
pounce, fr. L. pumex, -icis, pumice. See Pumice.] |
A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish
bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on
manuscript.
Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder
for making patterns through perforated designs, -- used by
embroiderers, lace makers, etc.
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| Pounce (pounce) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Pounce |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Pounded (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Pouncing (?).] |
To sprinkle or rub with pounce] as, to
pounce paper, or a pattern.
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The claw or talon of a bird of
prey.
A punch or stamp.
Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
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| Pounce (pounce) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Pounce |
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To
strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in,
or dots on, by way of ornament.
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| Pounce (pounce) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Pounce |
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To fall suddenly and
seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk
pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.
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