Pouch, powch, n. a poke, pocket, or bag: the bag or sac of an animal.—v.t. to put into a pouch: to pocket, submit to.—adj. Pouched, having a pouch.—Pouched mouse, a genus of small, lean, long-tailed, agile rodents, with cheek-pouches; Pouched rat, a genus of plump, short-tailed rodents, with cheek-pouches which open externally. [O. Fr. poche; cf. Poke, a bag.]
Pouchong, pōō-shong′, n. a superior black tea.
Poudrette, pōō-dret′, n. manure of dried night-soil, charcoal, &c. [Fr.]
Pouffe, pōōf, n. in dressmaking, material gathered up into a kind of knot: a cushion stuffed so as to be very soft.—n. Pouf, plaited gauze attached to a head-dress, as in 18th century. [Fr.]
Poulaine, pōō-lān′, n. a long, pointed shoe. [O. Fr.]
Pouldred, powl′drd, adj. (Spens.) powdered.
Poulp, Poulpe, pōōlp, n. the octopus. [Fr.—L. polypus.]
Poult, pōlt, n. a little hen or fowl: a chicken.—ns. Poult′er (Shak.), Poult′erer, one who deals in fowls; Poult′-foot, a club-foot.—adj. Poult′-foot′ed (arch.), club-footed.—ns. Poult′ry, domestic fowls; Poult′ry-yard, a yard where poultry are confined and bred. [Fr. poulet, dim. of poule, fowl—L. pullus, the young of any animal.]
Poultice, pōl′tis, n. a soft composition of meal, bran, &c. applied to sores.—v.t. to put a poultice upon. [L. pultes, pl. of puls, pultis (Gr. poltos), porridge.]
Pounce, powns, v.i. to fall (upon) and seize with the claws: to dart suddenly (upon).—v.t. to ornament with small holes: to strike with the claws.—n. a hawk's claw: the paw of a lion or other animal.—adj. Pounced, furnished with talons. [Orig. to pierce, to stamp holes in for ornament; through Romance forms, from L. pungĕre, punctum.]