| • | 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. |
| • | To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern. |
| • | The claw or talon of a bird of prey. |
| • | A punch or stamp. |
| • | Cloth worked in eyelet holes. |
| • | 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. |
| • | To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively. |
