pounce

Etymology 1
From, from. .

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  Charcoal dust, or some other coloured powder for making patterns through perforated designs, used by embroiderers, lacemakers, etc.
 * 1)  Charcoal dust, or some other coloured powder for making patterns through perforated designs, used by embroiderers, lacemakers, etc.

Derived terms

 * pounce wheel

Translations

 * Catalan: arena assecant, sorra assecant
 * Danish: radérpulver
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German:, Schreibsand
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: σήπιον
 * Polish: proszek na atrament
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: arena secante
 * Swedish: skrivsand

Verb

 * 1)  To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
 * to pounce paper, or a pattern

Etymology 2
From, probably akin to. Possibly from (compare 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) A sudden leaping attack.
 * 2)  The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
 * 3) * March 22 1775,, speech in the House of Commons on conciliation with America
 * You have, indeed , winged ministers of vengeance, who carry your bolts in their pounces to the remotest verge of the sea
 * 1) A punch or stamp.
 * 2) Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
 * 1) A punch or stamp.
 * 2) Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
 * 1) Cloth worked in eyelet holes.

Verb

 * 1)  To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
 * 2)  To attack suddenly by leaping.
 * 3)  To eagerly seize an opportunity.
 * 4)  To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
 * 5)  To stamp holes in; to perforate.
 * 1)  To eagerly seize an opportunity.
 * 2)  To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
 * 3)  To stamp holes in; to perforate.
 * 1)  To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
 * 2)  To stamp holes in; to perforate.
 * 1)  To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
 * 2)  To stamp holes in; to perforate.
 * 1)  To stamp holes in; to perforate.
 * 1)  To stamp holes in; to perforate.

Synonyms

 * leap, jump, bounce
 * strike, attack

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: alsalti
 * French: sauter sur
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐπιπηδάω
 * Hungarian: nyakába ugrik
 * Portuguese: dar o bote
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: sagpangin


 * Bulgarian:, нахвърлям се
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: syöksyä kimppuun, iskeä kyntensä
 * French:
 * German:, , (plötzlich) zuschlagen
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐπιπηδάω
 * Portuguese: dar o bote
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: възползвам се
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: tarttua tilaisuuteen
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese: dar o bote
 * Spanish:


 * French:, faire un trou,
 * German: ,


 * Spanish: