distaff
noun · adjectiveB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
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. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
- 2.
The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
- 3.
Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
- 4.
A race for female horses only.
- 5.
(also, collective)(also collective) A woman, or women considered as a group.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Of, relating to, or characteristic of women.
Đồng nghĩa: female, maternal
- 2.
(not comparable)Of the maternal side of a family.
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From Middle English distaf (distaff), from Old English distæf (distaff), from *dis- (bunch of flax) (cognate with dise bunch of flax on a distaff) + stæf (staff) (from Proto-Germanic *stabaz (staff, stick), from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-). Senses 3 and 5 (“anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only”;