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1. (n.) distaff
a long staff for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
2. distaff
Archaic.
3. distaff
women collectively.
4. distaff
women's work or concerns.
5. (adj.) distaff
of or pertaining to women, women's work, or the female line of descent.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME distaf, OE distæf=dis- (akin to MLG dis(en)e bunch of flax)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) distaff
the sphere of work by women
2. (adj) distaff
the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
3. (adj) female, distaff
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
"female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) distaff
the staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand
2. (noun) distaff
used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively
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