释义 |
distaff美 ['dɪ.stæf] 英 ['dɪstɑːf] - adj.女性的
- n.(旧时手工纺纱用的)纺纱杆
- 网络卷线杆;手工纺纱杆;纺线车
1. | (旧时手工纺纱用的)纺纱杆,绕线杆a stick that was used in the past for holding wool when it was spun by hand |
IDM on the distaff side 母方家族的;母系的on the woman's side of the family n. | 1. work or other matters regarded as the concern of women 2. a rod on which wool or flax is wound for somebody to use when spinning by hand, or the corresponding rod on a spinning wheel 3. a small stick used in the past for winding wool around when spinning |
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