| 单词 | distaff |
| 释义 | distaff /dis"taf, -tahf/, n. 1. a staff with a cleft end for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. 2. a similar attachment on a spinning wheel. 3. Archaic. a. a woman or women collectively. b. woman's work. adj. 4. Sometimes Offensive. noting, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for a woman; female. [bef. 1000; ME distaf, OE distaef, equiv. to dis- (c. LG diesse bunch of flax on a distaff; cf. DIZEN) + staef STAFF] |
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