Pounce, v. t. 1. To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with
the talons. [Archaic]
Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren.
Cowper.
Now pounce him lightly, And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper.
J. Fletcher.
2. To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of
ornament. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
Pounce, v. i. To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or
upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.
Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on the wanderings
of misguided sensibility.
Jeffrey.
Pounced (?), a. 1. Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced
young of the eagle. Thomson.
2. Ornamented with perforations or dots. [Obs.] "Gilt bowls pounced and
pierced." Holinshed.
Poun"cet box` (?). [Cf. F. poncette, fr. ponce pounce. See Pounce a
powder.] A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for
holding perfumes. Shak.
Poun"cing (?), n. 1. The art or practice of transferring a design by
means of pounce.