·vt A punch or stamp.
II. Pounce ·vt Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
III. Pounce ·vt The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
IV. Pounce ·vt To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
V. Pounce ·vt To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.
VI. Pounce ·noun A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, — formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript.
VII. Pounce ·vt To Punch; to Perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament.
VIII. Pounce ·vi To fall suddenly and seize with the claws;
— with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.
IX. Pounce ·noun Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making patterns through perforated designs, — used by embroiderers, lace makers, ·etc.