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Meaning:
Adjective:
- of, relating to, or characteristic of women
- referring to the maternal side of a family
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Noun:
- a device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (see Etymology), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
- anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only
- the part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun
- women considered as a group
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