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distaff    
n. 卷线杆,拉线棒,拉线部门

卷线杆,拉线棒,拉线部门

distaff
adj 1: characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female
sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" [synonym: {female},
{distaff}]
n 1: the sphere of work by women
2: the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

Distaff \Dis"taff\, n.; pl. {Distaffs}, rarely {Distaves}. [OE.
distaf, dysestafe, AS. distaef; cf. LG. diesse the bunch of
flax on a distaff, and E. dizen. See {Staff}.]
1. The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from
which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
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I will the distaff hold; come thou and spin.
--Fairfax.
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2. Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a
woman; women, collectively.
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His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne.
--Dryden.
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Some say the crozier, some say the distaff was too
busy. --Howell.
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Note: The plural is regular, but Distaves occurs in Beaumont
& Fletcher.
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{Descent by distaff}, descent on the mother's side.

{Distaff Day}, or {Distaff's Day}, the morrow of the
Epiphany, that is, January 7, because working at the
distaff was then resumed, after the Christmas festival; --
called also {Rock Day}, a distaff being called a rock.
--Shipley.
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  • Distaff - Wikipedia
    A distaff ( ˈ d ɪ s t ɑː f , ˈ d ɪ s t æ f , also called a rock [1]) is a tool used in spinning It is designed to hold the unspun fibers , keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process
  • DISTAFF Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of DISTAFF is female How to use distaff in a sentence Did you know?
  • DISTAFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    DISTAFF definition: 1 involving women; female: 2 female members of a family; especially used to talk about people… Learn more
  • DISTAFF Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    A distaff is the stick onto which wool or flax is wound in spinning Since spinning was traditionally done by females, distaff took on figurative meanings relating to women or women’s work
  • distaff - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    distaff (plural distaffs or distaves) 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
  • Distaff | Spinning, Weaving, Wool | Britannica
    Distaff, Device used in hand spinning in which individual fibres are drawn out of a mass of prepared fibres held on a stick (the distaff), twisted together to form a continuous strand, and wound on a second stick (the spindle) It is most often used for making linen; wool does not require a distaff
  • Distaff - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    A distaff is a tool used to spin fibers into flax or wool The oldest type of distaff was held under one arm as the spinner slowly unwound fibers from it and onto a spindle in the opposite hand Spinning wool is an old-fashioned craft, so it's not common to see a distaff in use these days
  • DISTAFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    2 meanings: 1 the rod on which flax is wound preparatory to spinning 2 of or concerning women Click for more definitions
  • distaff noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of distaff noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • What is the Distaff Side? - Merriam-Webster
    What do we mean by 'the distaff side'? On Mother’s Day, we often celebrate other people besides our moms: we honor the distaff side of our families A 'distaff' is a long stick around which flax is wound in preparation for spinning But the word is also used to describe the mother's line of descent within a family





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