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distaff

преда с хурка

spin with a distaff

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The distaff and spindle are symbols of womanly labour. en.wikipedia.org

Mock a man's rouncival, ride his rope, diddle his distaff. www.theawl.com

She is also the first person that invented the technique of preparing a thread from cotton wool for spinning on a distaff. en.wikipedia.org

Until the spinning wheel was invented in the 14th century, all spinning was done with distaff and spindle. en.wikipedia.org

A distaff can also be mounted as an attachment to a spinning wheel. en.wikipedia.org

She is represented in art with a shepherd's crook or with a distaff; with a watchdog, or a sheep; or with flowers in her apron. en.wikipedia.org

Upon her bodice, she wears a transparent veil: a wisp of gossamer that was not spun by human distaff. en.wikipedia.org

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