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distaff definition
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Grep of noun distaff distaff Overview of noun distaff The noun distaff has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. distaff -- (the sphere of work by women) 2. distaff -- (the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning) Overview of adj distaff The adj distaff has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. female, distaff -- (characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage") Antonyms of adj distaff 1 sense of distaff Sense 1 female, distaff INDIRECT (VIA feminine) -> masculine Similarity of adj distaff 1 sense of distaff Sense 1 female, distaff => feminine (vs. masculine) Attributes of adj distaff Familiarity of adj distaff distaff used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj distaff distaff Overview of noun distaff The noun distaff has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. distaff -- (the sphere of work by women) 2. distaff -- (the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning) Overview of adj distaff The adj distaff has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. female, distaff -- (characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage")
distaff definition
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