pounce box — noun : a box with a perforated lid for holding and sprinkling pounce * * * pounce bag or pounce box noun A perforated bag or box for sprinkling pounce • • • Main Entry: ↑pounce * * * pounce box, a box with a perforated lid for sprinkling or… … Useful english dictionary
pounce box — /ˈpaʊns bɒks/ (say powns boks) noun a small box with perforated lid for holding pounce powder for transferring designs, or for use in writing …
Pounce — Pounce, n. [F. ponce pumice, pounce, fr. L. pumex, icis, pumice. See {Pumice}.] 1. A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript. [1913 Webster] 2. Charcoal dust, or some other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pounce paper — Pounce Pounce, n. [F. ponce pumice, pounce, fr. L. pumex, icis, pumice. See {Pumice}.] 1. A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript. [1913 Webster] 2. Charcoal dust, or some other … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pounce (Transformers) — Pounce is the name of a fictional character from the various Transformers universes.Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Pounce caption =Pounce box art affiliation =Decepticon subgroup =Clones rank =5 function =Infiltrator… … Wikipedia
pounce bag — noun see pounce VI, 2c * * * pounce bag or pounce box noun A perforated bag or box for sprinkling pounce • • • Main Entry: ↑pounce … Useful english dictionary
Pounce! — Pounce!, Cat and mouse, Buttons, Catch me if you can and Not now but now are some of the names used for a children s game and drinking game, usually played by at least three players. One player, the cat, has a cup, toilet plunger, or other… … Wikipedia
Pouncet box — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pouncet box — poun′cet box [[t]ˈpaʊn sɪt[/t]] n. a small perfume box with a perforated lid • Etymology: 1590–1600; pounce II or pounce III+ et … From formal English to slang
pouncet-box — noun Etymology: probably from Middle French *poncette small pounce bag Date: 1598 archaic a box for carrying pomander … New Collegiate Dictionary
