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Webster 1913 Edition


Pounced

Pounced

,
Adj.
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.

Definition 2024


pounced

pounced

English

Verb

pounced

  1. simple past tense and past participle of pounce

Adjective

pounced (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Furnished with claws or talons.
    • Thomson
      The pounced young of the eagle.
  2. (obsolete) Ornamented with perforations or dots.
    • Holinshed
      Gilt bowls pounced and pierced.