Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pussy-willow .
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Examples
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The maples were dusted with crimson bloom, and the downy catkins of the swamp-willow dropped upon the stream and floated past her, as once the autumn leaves.
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The maples were dusted with crimson bloom, and the downy catkins of the swamp-willow dropped upon the stream and floated past her, as once the autumn leaves.
Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home Bayard Taylor 1851
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