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distaff
dis·taff D0291400 (dĭs′tăf′)n.1. a. A staff that holds on its cleft end the unspun flax, wool, or tow from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand.b. An attachment for a spinning wheel that serves this purpose.2. Work and concerns traditionally considered important to women.3. Women considered as a group.adj.1. Of or relating to women and girls; female.2. Relating to or being the female line or maternal branch of a family.
[Middle English distaf, from Old English distæf : dis-, bunch of flax; akin to Middle Dutch disen, to prepare a distaff with flax; see dizen + stæf, staff.]distaff (ˈdɪstɑːf) n1. (Textiles) the rod on which flax is wound preparatory to spinning2. (modifier) of or concerning women: offensive to distaff members of the audience. [Old English distæf, from dis- bunch of flax + stæf staff1; see dizen]dis•taff (ˈdɪs tæf, -tɑf)
n. 1. a long staff for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. 2. Archaic. a. women collectively. b. women's work or concerns. 3. distaff side. adj. 4. of or pertaining to women, women's work, or the female line of descent. [before 1000; Middle English distaf, Old English distæf=dis- (akin to Middle Low German dis(en)e bunch of flax] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | distaff - the sphere of work by womenarena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" | | 2. | distaff - the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinningspinning wheel - a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or footstaff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" | | Adj. | 1. | distaff - characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"femalefeminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition" |
distaffnounWomen in general:femininity, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind, womenfolk.adjectiveOf, relating to, or characteristic of women:female, feminine, womanish, womanly.Translationsηλακάτηrocca [per filare]distaff
distaff: see spinningspinning,
the drawing out, twisting, and winding of fibers into a continuous thread or yarn. From antiquity until the Industrial Revolution, spinning was a household industry. The roughly carded fiber was at first held in one hand and drawn out and twisted by the other hand.
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distaff
Synonyms for distaffnoun women in generalSynonyms- femininity
- muliebrity
- womanhood
- womankind
- womenfolk
adj of, relating to, or characteristic of womenSynonyms- female
- feminine
- womanish
- womanly
Synonyms for distaffnoun the sphere of work by womenRelated Words- arena
- domain
- sphere
- orbit
- area
- field
noun the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinningRelated Wordsadj characteristic of or peculiar to a womanSynonymsRelated Words |