DISTAFF


Meaning of DISTAFF in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Made curious, she took the distaff in her hand and began to draw out the thread.

Men who did not take the cross received gifts of distaff and wool, implying that they were no better than women.

She adjusted the loose threads in one hand and held the distaff in the other.

She is associated with a bridge, a subterranean aqueduct and a magic distaff , one of the symbols of Athene.

The distaff whirled, twisting the threads.

The wool was wound on a long stick called a distaff .

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