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One of them was very demure and mindful - think soft pastels, pussy bow blouses and pleats - as demonstrated by Chanel and Balenciaga.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024

“As women have found their voice politically, they have begun to express themselves sartorially,” Friedman wrote in 2017, “be it through white pantsuits, so-called pussy hats or the modest fashion movement.”

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2024

“Fall is the perfect time to scavenge for materials to use in your décor — pampas grass, pine cones, acorns, bittersweet, pussy willows, branches of leaves, dried hydrangeas, and whatever else you can find.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

Since the anniversary fell on Palm Sunday, they also carried pussy willows and other tree branches, which is a Roman Catholic tradition on the Sunday before Easter.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

She knew spring was coming, even if there was snow on the ground, when she saw pussy willow in the bowl.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Five little pussies Sitting down to tea; Pretty little pussies, Happy as can be!

From Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Daphne Dale

Beth had old-fashioned fragrant flowers in her garden, sweet peas and mignonette, larkspur, pinks, pansies, and southernwood, with chickweed for the birds and catnip for the pussies.

From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

It is seldom, if ever, that a cat is lost, the baskets containing the pussies never being opened, until inside the building, and then only with the greatest care.

From The Domestic Cat by Gordon Stables

I saw some willow "pussies" on March 21.

From Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

The robins and the bluebirds came here about the middle of February, and if it does not get colder, willow "pussies" will be out in a few days.

From Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various