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  Distaff
     (Heb. pelek, a "circle"), the instrument used for twisting
     threads by a whirl (Prov. 31:19).
     

  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 \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.
  
              I will the distaff hold; come thou and spin.
                                                    --Fairfax.
  
     2. Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a
        woman; women, collectively.
  
              His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              Some say the crozier, some say the distaff was too
              busy.                                 --Howell.
  
     Note: The plural is regular, but Distaves occurs in Beaumont
           & Fletcher.
  
     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.

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

  distaff
     Αγγλικά n.
     η ηλακάτη, η ρόκα

  distaff
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm distaf)

  distaff
     a.
     1 Of, relating to, or characteristic of woman.
     2 Of the maternal side#Noun of a family.
     alt.
     1 Of, relating to, or characteristic of woman.
     2 Of the maternal side#Noun of a family.
     n.
     1 A device to which a bundle#Noun of natural#Adjective fibres (often
  wool, flax, or cotton#Noun) are attached for temporary storage, before
  being drawn off gradually to spin#Verb thread#Noun. A traditional
  distaff is a staff#Noun with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as
  indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often
  made of cord#Noun weight#Verb with bead#Noun, and attached to the wrist.
     2 The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is draw#Verb to be
  spin#Verb.
     3 Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to woman
  only.
     4 A race for female horses only.
     5 (lb en also collective) A woman, or women considered as a group.

  distaff
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm distaf)

  distaff
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm distaf)

  distaff
     Englanti n.
     1 keppi jossa villaa tai puuvillaa pidetään ennen sen kehräämistä
     2 (''kuvaannollisesti'') naisten homma, naiset

  Distaff /dɪstˈaf/
  بكرة الغزل

  distaff //ˈdɪstæf// //ˈdɪstɑːf// 
  женски
  of, relating to, or characteristic of women

  distaff //ˈdɪstæf// //ˈdɪstɑːf// 
  1. женска работа
  anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only
  2. ху́рка 2.
  device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage
   3.
  part of a spinning wheel

  distaff /dɪstˈaf/
  přeslice

  distaff /dɪstˈaf/
  Spinnrocken , Rocken , Kunkeli  [textil.]

  distaff /dɪstˈaf/
  
  ρόκα

  distaff //ˈdɪstæf// //ˈdɪstɑːf// 
  1. kehräpuu
  device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage
  2. kuontalonpidin, rukinlapa, tortti
  part of a spinning wheel

  distaff /dɪstˈaf/
  kudjelja

  distaff //ˈdɪstæf// //ˈdɪstɑːf// 
  1. 女性の仕事
  anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only
  2. 糸巻き棒
  part of a spinning wheel

  distaff //ˈdɪstæf// //ˈdɪstɑːf// 
  spinn
  of, relating to, or characteristic of women

  distaff //ˈdɪstæf// //ˈdɪstɑːf// 
  1. kvinnogöra
  anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only
  2. linstav, rockhuvud, rockträ, tottaträ
  device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage
  3. slända, spinnrockshuvud
  part of a spinning wheel

  distaff /dɪstˈaf/
  1. öreke
  2. kadın işi, kadın veya kadınlar. distaff side ailenin kadın kısmı.

  n. 卷线杆,拉线棒,拉线部门;

     n. 卷线杆,拉线棒,拉线部门