distaff

Denizione di  distaff - dizionario di inglese del sito grammaticainglese.org - definizione traduzione e spiegazione grammaticale

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Definizione monolingua


distaff


Noun

distaff (plural distaffs)


  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 (see Etymology), 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. women considered as a group
Adjective

distaff (not comparable)


  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of women
  2. referring to the maternal side of a family

Definizione dizionario distaff


conocchia
fuso
rocca

Altri significati:
  part of a spinning wheel
  anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only
  referring to the maternal side of a family
  women considered as a group
  the part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun
  of, relating to, or characteristic of women
  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 (see Etymology), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.

Traduzione distaff


conocchia ,fuso ,rocca

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