Definitionadj. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
Last update: October 2, 2015
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It represented the goddess, standing in the stiff archaic style, holding a spear in her right hand, in her left a distaff and spindle or a shield. [Please select]
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Vere, smiling mysteriously, "he had other tow on his distaff last night." [Please select]
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'In this game 'tis not a distaff, But a blade of steel thou needest. [Please select]
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SINBAD, an old tar whose yarns are still on the distaff. [Please select]
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The old man looked after the cows, and the old wife span on the distaff. [Please select]
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"I wet my fingers with my lips, as I draw the thread from the distaff." [Please select]
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Dames of highest rank still spent their days over the distaff or in combing flax. [Please select]
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You plan war between two embassies on the distaff side. [Please select]
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As a matter of fact, the present reigning family in England is glad to derive its ancient strain of royal blood through a Stuart--descended on the distaff side from James I. [Please select]
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On the cover of the book was depicted an old lady holding in her hand a distaff and surrounded by a group of children listening eagerly. [Please select]
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