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Plounces vs Pounces - What's the difference?

plounces | pounces |

As verbs the difference between plounces and pounces

is that plounces is (plounce) while pounces is (pounce).

plounces

English

Verb

(head)
  • (plounce)

    • plounce

    English

    Verb

    (plounc)
  • (rare, obsolete, regional) to plunge

    • References

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    pounces

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pounce)

    • pounce

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ponce, from (etyl) pumex.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing.
  • (historical) Charcoal dust, or some other coloured powder for making patterns through perforated designs, used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc.

    • Verb

    (pounc)
  • To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
    • to pounce paper, or a pattern

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), probably akin to punch. Possibly from (etyl) ponchonner (compare French ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
    • (Burke)
    (Spenser)
  • A punch or stamp.
  • * Withals
    • a pounce to print money with
  • Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
    • (Homilies)

    Verb

    (pounc)
  • To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
    • ''The kitten pounced at the ball I threw to him
    She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.
  • To attack suddenly by leaping.
    • ''I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.
  • To eagerly seize an opportunity.
    • I pounced on the chance to get promoted.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=March 2 , author=Chris Whyatt , title=Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Irish debutant Conor Henderson - another ball-playing midfielder - probed for a gap through the back-line and the 19-year-old's deflected pass was pounced on by Tomas Rosicky, who sped to the byeline to clip a square ball through the legs of Charlie Daniels across the box. }}
  • To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
  • * Cowper
    • Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • Now pounce him lightly, / And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper.
  • To stamp holes in; to perforate.
    • Synonyms
    * (instance of propelling oneself into air): leap, jump, bounce * (instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated place): strike, attack (checktrans-top) * Spanish: (t-check) (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)