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pouncer

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A small pad used to push powder through tiny holes onto fabric to copy a design

noun
/ˈpaʊnsər/

Specialized

: pincel

She used a pouncer to transfer the embroidery pattern onto the fabric before stitching.

Examples

The artist dabbed the pouncer gently to apply the powder through the tiny holes.
A pouncer is essential for accurately copying intricate designs onto canvas.
Look at my new pouncer!
She used a pouncer to create the design on the fabric.
She used a pouncer to transfer the embroidery pattern onto the fabric before stitching.
The artist dabbed the pouncer gently to apply the powder through the tiny holes.
A pouncer is essential for accurately copying intricate designs onto canvas.

Surface Forms

pouncer singular

pouncers plural

Morphology

pouncer = pounce (semi-transparent) = pounce + er

The word is built transparently from 'pounce' + '-er' as an instrument noun, but the base noun is specialized and not widely known.

Etymology

Pouncer also names a small tool used with pounce powder to copy a design; the tool 'dabs' or taps the powder through tiny holes. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the tool 'pouncing' the powder onto the new surface, which is why it is called a pouncer.