wear the willow



wear the willow

To grieve. The willow tree is traditionally associated with sadness. My grandmother has been wearing the willow ever since my grandfather died. I wore the willow after my true love married another man.
See also: wear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amaal-Arabic
BeccaBEK-əEnglish
PhÚC-Vietnamese
PaolaPOW-lah (Italian), pah-O-lah (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Doriane-French
Haley['heili]