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pounce noun2. E18.
[Old French ponce, from popular Latin form of Latin pumic-, pumex PUMICE.]
Hist. A fine powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading (esp. in writing on unsized paper) or to prepare parchment to receive writing. E18.
A fine powder, esp. powdered charcoal, for dusting over a perforated pattern sheet to transfer the design to a surface beneath. E18.