distaff in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for distaff in the English»Italian Dictionary

distaff [Brit ˈdɪstɑːf, Am ˈdɪstæf] N

distaff

rocca f

on the distaff side

da, per parte di madre

Translations for distaff in the Italian»English Dictionary

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rocca

distaff

pennecchio

bunch of staple (on the distaff)

conocchia

distaff

conocchia

quantity of wool, flax etc. that can be wound around the distaff

da or per parte di madre

on one's mother's side, on the distaff

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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The distaff and spindle are symbols of womanly labour.

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

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

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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.

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

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