Vocabulary : Poulter to Pouncet box

Poulter : A poulterer.
Poulterer : One who deals in poultry.
Poultice : A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm. ;; To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
Poulticed : of Poultice
Poulticing : of Poultice

Poultive : A poultice.
Poultry : Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
Pounce : A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript. ;; Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making patterns through perforated designs, -- used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc. ;; To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern. ;; The claw or talon of a bird of prey. ;; A punch or stamp. ;; Cloth worked in eyelet holes. ;; To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons. ;; To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament. ;; To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.
Pounced : Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle. ;; Ornamented with perforations or dots.
Pouncet box : A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes.

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