¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pussycats
1. pussycat [n] - See also: pussycat
Literary usage of Pussycats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Inverted Sort of Prayer by Chris F. Needham (2006)
"And as I stood there watching the Shaved pussycats work the crowd, I began to
imagine De Boer, imagining in him I saw my own ..."
2. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"'This argument is set out in Charles L. Schultze, "Of Wolves, Termites and
pussycats: Or, Why We Should Worry About the Budget Deficit," The Brooking! ..."
3. Governments & Corporations in a Shrinking World: Trade & Innovation Policies by Sylvia Ostry (1990)
"Charles L. Schultze, "Of Wolves, Termites, and pussycats," Brookings Review (Summer
1989), p. 26. ..."
4. The Chautauquan by Chautauqua Institution (1906)
"... less dear to memory than the level green branches of the great cedars of Lebanon.
But when it came to peacocks and pussycats cut in yew, ..."
5. Letters of John Richard Green by John Richard Green (1902)
"While we "Evans" [ie Evangelicals] toady Aldermen for a couple of guineas, the
pussycats find opulent devotees who beg to be allowed to hang golden bells ..."
6. The English Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"You arc just like soft, tame, pretty pussycats that go a-hunting the dear harmless
birds. You will not keep your paws down ; you love to flesh 'em; and, ..."
7. From Gretna Green to Land's End: A Literary Journey in England by Katharine Lee Bates (1908)
"But when it came to peacocks and pussycats cut in yew, we deemed it time to resume
our journey. Leamington was close at hand, with its Royal Pump Rooms, ..."
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