(historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.

(transitive) To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.

A sudden leaping attack. / (archaic) The claw or talon of a bird of prey. / A punch or stamp. / Cloth worked in eyelet holes.

(intransitive) To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something. / (intransitive) To attack suddenly by leaping. / (intransitive) To eagerly seize an opportunity.

simple past tense and past participle of pounce

(obsolete) Furnished with claws or talons. / (obsolete) Ornamented with perforations or dots.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pounce

present participle of pounce

The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce. / Decorative perforation of cloth. / A sudden leap, as of an animal when it pounces.

plural of pouncing