pouncing
The process of roughening the surface of vellum or
parchment with POUNCE
(1) or pumice to counteract the natural
greasiness of the material and enable it to take
ink readily. Pouncing, which has a tendency to
spoil the grain surface of vellum, has been made
less necessary by the use of special sizes. (140 )
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