Webster's Dictionary 1913

6886

Pounced

Pounced (?), a. 1. Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle. Thomson.2. Ornamented with perforations or dots. “Gilt bowls pounced and pierced.” Holinshed.

6887

Pouncet box

Poun″cet box′ (?). [Cf. F. poncette, fr. ponce pounce. See Pounce a powder.] A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes. Shak.

6888

Pouncing

Poun″cing (?), n. 1. The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.2. Decorative perforation of cloth.

6889

Pound

Pound (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Pounding.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a play on words.] 1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument;...

6890

Pound (2)

Pound, v. i. 1. To strike heavy blows; to beat.2. (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.

6891

Pound (3)

Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. Pinder, Pinfold, Pin to inclose, Pon...

6892

Pound (4)

Pound, v. t. To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. Milton.

6893

Pound (5)

Pound, n.; pl.Pounds (#), collectively Pound or Pounds. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight, pendere to weigh. See Pendant.] 1. A certain specified weight; especial...

6894

Pound-breach

Pound″–breach′ (?), n. The breaking of a public pound for releasing impounded animals. Blackstone.

6895

Poundage

Pound″age (?), n. 1. A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound; a commission.2. A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on ...

6896

Poundage (2)

Pound″age, v. t. To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.

6897

Poundage (3)

Pound″age, n. [See 3d Pound.] 1. Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound.2. A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle.

6898

Poundal

Pound″al (?), n. [From 5th Pound.] (Physics & Mech.) A unit of force based upon the pound, foot, and second, being the force which, acting on a pound avoirdupois for one second,...

6899

Poundcake

Pound″cake′ (?), n. A kind of rich, sweet cake; — so called from the ingredients being used by pounds, or in equal quantities.

6900

Pounder

Pound″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill.2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle.3. A person or thing, so called with reference to a ce...

6901

Pounding

Pound″ing (?), n. 1. The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.2. A pounded or pulverized substance. “Covered with the poundings of these rocks.” J. S. Blackie.

6902

Poundkeeper

Pound″keep′er (?), n. The keeper of a pound.

6903

Poundrate

Pound″‐rate′ (?), n. A rate or proportion estimated at a certain amount for each pound; poundage.

6904

Poup

Poup (?), v. i. See Powp. Chaucer.

6905

Poupart's ligament

Pou‐part's″ lig″a‐ment (?). (Anat.) A ligament, of fascia, extending, in most mammals, from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones.

6906

Poupeton

Pou″pe‐ton (?), n. [See Puppet.] A puppet, or little baby. Palsgrave.

6907

Pour

Pour (?), a. Poor. Chaucer.

6908

Pour (2)

Pour (?), v. i. To pore. Chaucer.

6909

Pour (3)

Pour (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Poured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pouring.] [OE. pouren, of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwrw to cast, throw, shed, bwrw gwlaw to rain.] 1. To cause to flow in...

6910

Pour (4)

Pour, v. i. To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater.In the rude throng...

6911

Pour (5)

Pour, n. A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. “A pour of rain.” Miss Ferrier.

6912

Poureliche

Poure″liche′ (?), adv. Poorly. Chaucer.