Pounce vs Ounce - What's the difference?
pounce | ounce |
(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.
To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
A punch or stamp.
* Withals
Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
To attack suddenly by leaping.
To eagerly seize an opportunity.
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To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
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To stamp holes in; to perforate.
(en noun) abbreviation oz.
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.
A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573 531 milliliters.
A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.413063 millilitres.
A little bit.
As nouns the difference between pounce and ounce
is that pounce is a type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing while ounce is an avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.As a verb pounce
is to sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.pounce
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ponce, from (etyl) pumex.Noun
(-)Verb
(pounc)- to pounce paper, or a pattern
Etymology 2
From (etyl), probably akin to punch. Possibly from (etyl) ponchonner (compare French ).Noun
(en noun)- (Burke)
- (Spenser)
- a pounce to print money with
- (Homilies)
Verb
(pounc)- ''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.
- ''I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.
- I pounced on the chance to get promoted.
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- Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren.
- Now pounce him lightly, / And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper.
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)ounce
English
(wikipedia ounce)Etymology 1
From (etyl) once, from (etyl) . Compare inch.Noun
- He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.