distaff English

Meaning distaff meaning

What does distaff mean?

distaff

— noun the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

— noun the sphere of work by women

— adjective (= female) characteristic of or peculiar to a woman female sensitiveness female suffrage

Synonyms distaff synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as distaff?

distaff English » English

spindle

spinning-wheel

female

stick

spinning wheel

cotton

spinning

rocket

rock

powder-puff

Topics distaff topics

What do people use distaff to talk about?

Person Life Male, female

Woman

• What words describe a woman?
  bitch busty catty curvaceous dish distaff doll estrous girlish hag hussy maidenly menopausal shrew slatternly slattern slut unfeminine unladylike virginal womanish womanlike

Work and occupation Occupation Working with cloth

Spinning thread

• What tools and machines are used to spin thread?
  spinning wheel distaff spindle bobbin spool