distaff

distaff englannista suomeksi

1. kehrävarsi, värttinä

2. naisten

3. naisten työt

0. Substantiivi

1. kehräpuu

2. kuontalonpidin, rukinlapa, tortti

distaff englanniksi

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. (RQ:Shakespeare Twelfth Night) Excellent, it hangs like flax on a diſtaffe: & I hope to ſee a huſwife take thee between her legs, & ſpin it off.

3. (RQ:Shakespeare King Lear Q1)

4. The part of a wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.

5. Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.

6. A race for female horses only.

7. A woman, or women considered as a group.

8. (quote-book)

9. (quote-book), at Gray's Inn|Grays-inn-gate, in Gray's Inn Road|Grays-inn-lane, and at the Judge's-Head, in Lane|Chancery-lane|year=1681|section=act IV, ii|page=53|pageurl=https://archive.org/stream/spanishfryarordo00drydpage/53/mode/1up/|oclc=6484883|passage=Can I ſooth Tyranny? Seem pleas'd to ſee my Royal Maſter murther'd, His crown uſurp'd, a Diſtaff in the Throne &91;(w)&93;, A Council made up of ſuch as dare not ſpeak, And could not if they durſt; (..)

10. (RQ:Toole Confederacy Dunces) Where is our little distaff member this morning?" "I had to send her home. She came to work this morning in her nightgown." Ignatius frowned and said, "I do not understand why she was sent away. After all, we are quite informal here. We are one big family. I only hope that you have not damaged her morale."

11. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women.

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12. (quote-journal)

13. Of the maternal side of a family.

14. (quote-journal).|editor=Newnes|George Newnes|magazine=Strand Magazine|The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|location=London|publisher=George Newnes, Limited,(nb...)|month=April|year=1892|volume=III|issue=16|page=387|pageurl=https://archive.org/stream/StrandMagazine16/Strand16page/n58/mode/1up/|column=2|oclc=1006315258|passage=Lord Robert Walsingham de Vere St. Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral— (..) They inherit Plantagenet blood by direct descent, and Tudor on the distaff side.

15. (alternative form of)