pussy-bowとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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pussy bow (plural pussy bows)

1. A large, floppy bow on an item of clothing, often a blouse or shirt. [from 20th c.]

   Synonyms: lavallière, pussycat bow

   • 2009 April 11, Simon Chilvers, “Look the business: the blouse”, in The Guardian:

     When it comes to the blouse, the pussy bow is a recurring headline grabber ... think Maggie Thatcher in her super-austere 80s phase, or Maggie Gyllenhaal causing quite the stir in The Secretary.

   • 2024 July 20, Jemima Kelly, “Melania Trump really doesn't care, do u?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:

     Or the time, later that year, that she turned up to a presidential debate wearing a bright pink pussy-bow blouse just two days after audio had been released of her husband boasting how he likes to “grab ’em by the pussy”? The vestiary reference was, reportedly, “not intentional”.

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