Wordie: Pounce: Comments

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:09:33 +0000

Pounce was made from the ground internal shells of cuttlefish or from sandarac.

Comment by fbharjo, about 1 year ago

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:22:56 +0000

also claw of a bird of prey

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:06:34 +0000

No, AZ, just decided there are so many words and phrases about powder that it would be interesting to see them all together. That, and I have a fetish for black powder--that is, gunpowder. :)

Comment by AbraxasZugzwang, about 1 year ago

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:54:15 +0000

c_b, did you read a book on powders or something?

Comment by fbharjo, about 1 year ago

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:49:01 +0000

Was pounce made of pumice?

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:12:55 +0000

Noun. In the eighteenth century, a fine powder used to prevent ink from spreading.