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intriguedBayou (60 words)
appears in these lists:
Foamy Words, by fbharjo
word synopsys, by pavan
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Pounce was made from the ground internal shells of cuttlefish or from sandarac.
also claw of a bird of prey
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. :)
c_b, did you read a book on powders or something?
Was pounce made of pumice?
Noun. In the eighteenth century, a fine powder used to prevent ink from spreading.