pouncing

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pouncing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pounce \Pounce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pouncing.]
     To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a
     pattern.
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  Pouncing \Poun"cing\, n.
     1. The art or practice of transferring a design by means of
        pounce.
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     2. Decorative perforation of cloth. [Obs.]
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