(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey
as he watched, a mink pounced on the vole
she looked like a vulture waiting to pounce
a bird's claw
a fine resinous powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on unglazed paper or to prepare parchment to receive writing
powdered charcoal or other fine powder dusted over a perforated pattern to transfer the design to the object beneath
smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice
transfer (a design) by the use of pounce