pouncingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

Forms: see pounce v.¹ and -ing suffix¹; also late Middle English pounseinge.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pounce v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier pounsoning n. and slightly later punching n.

Now historical and rare.

The action of pounce v.¹ (in various senses); an instance of this. Also: pierced or perforated ornamentation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating > with sharp-pointed instrument > pricking

pointurea1393

puncturea1400

pouncingc1410

punction?a1425

pointing1440

pinpricking1706

acupuncture1875

pinholing1879

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the body > [noun] > tattooing

pouncing1601

pinking1611

tattooing1774

punctuation1777

tattooment1885

henna tattooing1992

c1410 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl. 7334) (1885) §418 Þer is also costlewe furring in here gownes, So mochil pounsyng [v.rr. pounseinge; pownsonynge] of chiseles to make holes, So moche daggyng of scheris.

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Entrepunçasura Pricking, pouncing, interpunctio.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A bodkin or pouncing iron.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Catal. Words Art Scarification, is a kind of pouncing or opening of the skin by way of incision slightly, with the fleame or launcet.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. v. vii. 179/1 Their going naked,..their cutting, pincking and pouncing of their flesh, with garnishments..of sundry shapes.

1993 D. Gordon et al. Wilton Diptych 52 (caption) Detail of the pouncing showing broomcods on Richard II's robes in his tomb effigy in Westminster Abbey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pouncingn.²

Brit.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s pounsing, 1600s– pouncing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pounce v.² + -ing suffix¹.

The action of pounce v.² (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > powdering

powdering1405

pouncing1593

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > stencilling > [noun]

pouncing1593

stencilling1781

stencil-painting1845

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 71 b How you [sc. Ladies] torture poore olde Time with spunging, pynning and pounsing.

1601 A. Dent Plaine Mans Path-way to Heauen 45 They haue spent a good part of the day in..pranking and pouncing.

a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta ii. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkkkk3/1 What can you doe now With all your paintings, and your pouncings Lady?

a1626 F. Bacon Physiol. Remains in Baconiana (1679) 100 It may be also tried, by incorporating Pouder of Steel, or Copple Dust, by pouncing into the Quick-silver.

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1631) ix. 923 As in pouncing of a picture, forth Through every hole the pressed saffron goes.

1711 tr. N. Lémery New Curiosities Art & Nature 183 You shall either by pouncing or otherwise draw whatever you please.

1851 G. A. Sala in Househ. Words 20 Dec. 293/1 The whole is then gently beaten with a worsted bag full of powdered charcoal... This is called ‘pouncing’.

1855 W. Williams Transparency Painting on Linen 16 The most important advantages of tracing, pouncing, and stencilling, are the facility and accuracy with which each subject is committed in outline to the cloth.

1868 J. Thomson Hat-making 48 Pouncing is a term for rubbing down the outside of a hat with a piece of pumice stone, sand paper, or emery paper.

1989 Brit. Jrnl. Aesthetics 29 79 ‘Pouncing’ is a kind of tracing in reverse.

2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 6 Jan. 25 Smirke's elaborate, polychrome decorative scheme for the coffered ceiling has been painstakingly repainted, using the traditional method of pouncing.

Compounds

pouncing machine n. Hat-making (now rare) a machine used to finish the surface of a hat (see quots.).

ΚΠ

1867 Sci. Amer. 4 May 286 Eunila Nougarit. Newark, N. J.—Hat–pouncing machine.]

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1780/2 Pouncing-machine,..a machine for raising a nap upon hat-bodies by a grinding action.

a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 716/1 Pouncing Machine, a machine for shaving or rubbing the surface of a hat or hat-body to rid it of shaggy fibres.

1907 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 5 Aug. One of his inventions is the Taylor pouncing machine used in the manufacture of felt hats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pouncingn.³

Brit.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.³, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pounce v.³ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier pouncing adj.¹

The action of pounce v.³; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > swooping or springing down

swoopa1616

pounce1806

pouncing1807

the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [noun] > seizing quarry

downcome1575

quarry1607

binding1706

pouncing1807

griffade1852

1807 C. A. Dorset Peacock at Home 14 A Magpie, at length, the banquet announcing, Gave the signal, long wish'd for, of clamouring and pouncing.

1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. ii. 126 These fine birds, in pouncing, frequently impale themselves on its sharp horns.

1883 H. P. Spofford in Harper's Mag. Mar. 583/1 Her face bright with a hovering triumph on the point of pouncing.

1934 Times 5 Nov. 5 The Swansea forwards still made up for their lack of skill and polish by the astounding speed and vigour of their massed pouncings.

1998 J. Panskepp Affective Neuroscience 18 If one puts two young rats..together in a single cage, they immediately exhibit a flurry of chasing, pouncing, and wrestling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pouncingadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.³, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < pounce v.³ + -ing suffix².

That pounces (pounce v.³).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [adjective] > seizing quickly or hurriedly

catching?a1430

pouncing1773

1773 M. Browne Eclogue III. River Enemies in Angling Sports (ed. 3) 41 On fatal wings the pouncing Bittern soars, And wafts her prey from the defenceless shores.

1798 H. M. Williams Tour Switzerland 199 With somewhat of the same sensations as the defenceless timid bird views the downward flight of the pouncing hawk.

1869 M. E. Braddon Lady's Mile i The pouncing proprietor..has hard work to collect his rents.

1932 G. Atherton Adventures of Novelist 519 Amy Lowell with her buoyant bulk and pouncing mind.

1990 Vogue Sept. 206/1 You noticed how littered our roads are with pouncing pedestrians, spongy-brained cats and sneaky kerbs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pouncingadj.²

Brit.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < pounce v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare earlier pouncing n.², punching adj.

rare.

Piercing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [adjective] > piercing

bearingOE

stickinga1250

thirlingc1380

piercinga1400

lancentc1400

prunyeand1533

broaching1566

empiercing1604

pouncing1798

cleaving1819

intrenchant1833

probing1868

1798 W. S. Landor Gebir vii. 55 The wave, parted by the pouncing beak, Swells up the sides and closes far astern.

1905 L. Binyon Penthesilea ii. 50 Woe then to him that fled, When in his back the pouncing arrow plunged And straight was bloody to the feathers!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹c1410

n.²1593

n.³1807

adj.¹1773

adj.²1798

单词	pouncing
释义	pouncingn.¹ Brit. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/ Forms: see pounce v.¹ and -ing suffix¹; also late Middle English pounseinge. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pounce v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier pounsoning n. and slightly later punching n. Now historical and rare. The action of pounce v.¹ (in various senses); an instance of this. Also: pierced or perforated ornamentation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating > with sharp-pointed instrument > pricking pointurea1393 puncturea1400 pouncingc1410 punction?a1425 pointing1440 pinpricking1706 acupuncture1875 pinholing1879 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the body > [noun] > tattooing pouncing1601 pinking1611 tattooing1774 punctuation1777 tattooment1885 henna tattooing1992 c1410 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl. 7334) (1885) §418 Þer is also costlewe furring in here gownes, So mochil pounsyng [v.rr. pounseinge; pownsonynge] of chiseles to make holes, So moche daggyng of scheris. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Entrepunçasura Pricking, pouncing, interpunctio. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A bodkin or pouncing iron. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Catal. Words Art Scarification, is a kind of pouncing or opening of the skin by way of incision slightly, with the fleame or launcet. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. v. vii. 179/1 Their going naked,..their cutting, pincking and pouncing of their flesh, with garnishments..of sundry shapes. 1993 D. Gordon et al. Wilton Diptych 52 (caption) Detail of the pouncing showing broomcods on Richard II's robes in his tomb effigy in Westminster Abbey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pouncingn.² Brit. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s pounsing, 1600s– pouncing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pounce v.² + -ing suffix¹. The action of pounce v.² (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > powdering powdering1405 pouncing1593 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > stencilling > [noun] pouncing1593 stencilling1781 stencil-painting1845 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 71 b How you [sc. Ladies] torture poore olde Time with spunging, pynning and pounsing. 1601 A. Dent Plaine Mans Path-way to Heauen 45 They haue spent a good part of the day in..pranking and pouncing. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta ii. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkkkk3/1 What can you doe now With all your paintings, and your pouncings Lady? a1626 F. Bacon Physiol. Remains in Baconiana (1679) 100 It may be also tried, by incorporating Pouder of Steel, or Copple Dust, by pouncing into the Quick-silver. 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1631) ix. 923 As in pouncing of a picture, forth Through every hole the pressed saffron goes. 1711 tr. N. Lémery New Curiosities Art & Nature 183 You shall either by pouncing or otherwise draw whatever you please. 1851 G. A. Sala in Househ. Words 20 Dec. 293/1 The whole is then gently beaten with a worsted bag full of powdered charcoal... This is called ‘pouncing’. 1855 W. Williams Transparency Painting on Linen 16 The most important advantages of tracing, pouncing, and stencilling, are the facility and accuracy with which each subject is committed in outline to the cloth. 1868 J. Thomson Hat-making 48 Pouncing is a term for rubbing down the outside of a hat with a piece of pumice stone, sand paper, or emery paper. 1989 Brit. Jrnl. Aesthetics 29 79 ‘Pouncing’ is a kind of tracing in reverse. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 6 Jan. 25 Smirke's elaborate, polychrome decorative scheme for the coffered ceiling has been painstakingly repainted, using the traditional method of pouncing. Compounds pouncing machine n. Hat-making (now rare) a machine used to finish the surface of a hat (see quots.). ΚΠ 1867 Sci. Amer. 4 May 286 Eunila Nougarit. Newark, N. J.—Hat–pouncing machine.] 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1780/2 Pouncing-machine,..a machine for raising a nap upon hat-bodies by a grinding action. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 716/1 Pouncing Machine, a machine for shaving or rubbing the surface of a hat or hat-body to rid it of shaggy fibres. 1907 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 5 Aug. One of his inventions is the Taylor pouncing machine used in the manufacture of felt hats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pouncingn.³ Brit. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.³, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pounce v.³ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier pouncing adj.¹ The action of pounce v.³; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > swooping or springing down swoopa1616 pounce1806 pouncing1807 the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [noun] > seizing quarry downcome1575 quarry1607 binding1706 pouncing1807 griffade1852 1807 C. A. Dorset Peacock at Home 14 A Magpie, at length, the banquet announcing, Gave the signal, long wish'd for, of clamouring and pouncing. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. ii. 126 These fine birds, in pouncing, frequently impale themselves on its sharp horns. 1883 H. P. Spofford in Harper's Mag. Mar. 583/1 Her face bright with a hovering triumph on the point of pouncing. 1934 Times 5 Nov. 5 The Swansea forwards still made up for their lack of skill and polish by the astounding speed and vigour of their massed pouncings. 1998 J. Panskepp Affective Neuroscience 18 If one puts two young rats..together in a single cage, they immediately exhibit a flurry of chasing, pouncing, and wrestling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pouncingadj.¹ Brit. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.³, -ing suffix². Etymology: < pounce v.³ + -ing suffix². That pounces (pounce v.³). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [adjective] > seizing quickly or hurriedly catching?a1430 pouncing1773 1773 M. Browne Eclogue III. River Enemies in Angling Sports (ed. 3) 41 On fatal wings the pouncing Bittern soars, And wafts her prey from the defenceless shores. 1798 H. M. Williams Tour Switzerland 199 With somewhat of the same sensations as the defenceless timid bird views the downward flight of the pouncing hawk. 1869 M. E. Braddon Lady's Mile i The pouncing proprietor..has hard work to collect his rents. 1932 G. Atherton Adventures of Novelist 519 Amy Lowell with her buoyant bulk and pouncing mind. 1990 Vogue Sept. 206/1 You noticed how littered our roads are with pouncing pedestrians, spongy-brained cats and sneaky kerbs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pouncingadj.² Brit. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pounce v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < pounce v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare earlier pouncing n.², punching adj. rare. Piercing. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [adjective] > piercing bearingOE stickinga1250 thirlingc1380 piercinga1400 lancentc1400 prunyeand1533 broaching1566 empiercing1604 pouncing1798 cleaving1819 intrenchant1833 probing1868 1798 W. S. Landor Gebir vii. 55 The wave, parted by the pouncing beak, Swells up the sides and closes far astern. 1905 L. Binyon Penthesilea ii. 50 Woe then to him that fled, When in his back the pouncing arrow plunged And straight was bloody to the feathers! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1410n.²1593n.³1807adj.¹1773adj.²1798
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