intr; often foll by on or upon to spring or swoop, as in capturing prey

the act of pouncing; a spring or swoop

the claw of a bird of prey

tr to emboss (metal) by hammering from the reverse side

a very fine resinous powder, esp of cuttlefish bone, formerly used to dry ink or sprinkled over parchment or unsized writing paper to stop the ink from running

a fine powder, esp of charcoal, that is tapped through perforations in paper corresponding to the main lines of a design in order to transfer the design to another surface

( as modifier )

to dust (paper) with pounce

to transfer (a design) by means of pounce