distaff
n . 卷線桿,拉線棒,拉線部門
卷線杆,拉線棒,拉線部門
distaff adj 1 :
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman ; "
female sensitiveness "; "
female suffrage " [
synonym : {
female },
{
distaff }]
n 1 :
the sphere of work by women 2 :
the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning Distaff \
Dis "
taff \,
n .;
pl . {
Distaffs },
rarely {
Distaves }. [
OE .
distaf ,
dysestafe ,
AS .
distaef ;
cf .
LG .
diesse the bunch of flax on a distaff ,
and E .
dizen .
See {
Staff }.]
1 .
The staff for holding a bunch of flax ,
tow ,
or wool ,
from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand .
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I will the distaff hold ;
come thou and spin .
--
Fairfax .
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2 .
Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff ;
hence ,
a woman ;
women ,
collectively .
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His crown usurped ,
a distaff on the throne .
--
Dryden .
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Some say the crozier ,
some say the distaff was too busy . --
Howell .
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Note :
The plural is regular ,
but Distaves occurs in Beaumont &
Fletcher .
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{
Descent by distaff },
descent on the mother '
s side .
{
Distaff Day },
or {
Distaff '
s Day },
the morrow of the Epiphany ,
that is ,
January 7 ,
because working at the distaff was then resumed ,
after the Christmas festival ; --
called also {
Rock Day },
a distaff being called a rock .
--
Shipley .
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