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Meaning of 'distaff' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Distaff [ n.]
- The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
- Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.

Meaning of 'distaff' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . distaff [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
Example in sentence:
  • female sensitiveness;
  • female suffrage

Nearby Words:

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