Distaff - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A stick or spindle on to which wool or flax is wound for spinning.

Примеры использования:

Then she brought forth a sack of carded wool, and three distaffs, and brought this all over to wher…

noun

Of or concerning women.

Примеры использования:

Marriage is still the passport to distaff power

adjective

Involving women; female

Примеры использования:

Giro d'italia femminile is the distaff version of the famed cycling race., in 1948 joanna's grandmo…

adjective

Female members of a family; especially used to talk about people related to someone through their mother

Примеры использования:

In 1948 joanna's grandmother on the distaff side won the title.

noun

In the past, a stick onto which wool or flax (= fibre from a plant) was twisted for spinning (= making thread)