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distaff::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | female |
distaff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | staff |
Examples of distaff
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At the moment several new factors are combining to favour the distaff side more.
From the economist.com
Drape them over a distaff or a swift covered by a cloth to spin them more easily.
From the yallsjoynt.com
As an adjective the term distaff is used to describe the female side of a family.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One piece incorporates a distaff, which was used to hold wool during spinning.
From the timesunion.com
He fidgeted and watched Gisela, who was teasing a thread of wool onto her distaff.
From the usatoday.com
One the distaff side I would not have cast Moiseyeva,Sokolov and Kurgapkina.
From the guardian.co.uk
The distaff was used for holding the bunch of wool, flax, or other fibers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Fiber is wrapped around the distaff, and tied in place with a piece of ribbon or string.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Dressing a distaff is the act of wrapping the fiber around the distaff.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Female: characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
- The sphere of work by women
- The staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
- As a noun, a distaff (also called a rock"Rock." The Oxford English Dictionay. 2nd ed. 1989.) is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. ...
- A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. ...
- Female; e.g. the Breeders' Cup Distaff is for fillies and mares.
- To dream of a distaff, denotes frugality, with pleasant surroundings. It also signifies that a devotional spirit will be cultivated by you.
- A race for female horses.
- In racing, refers to female horses. Named for the distaff, a spindle used in weaving and traditionally associated with women.^ In pedigree charts, refers to the entire dam's side of the pedigree.^
