Distaff
21Distaff Lane — South out of Cannon Street, between Nos. 7 and 8 to Old Fish Street (P.O. Directory). In Bread Street Ward. First mention: July, 187O. Former name : Little Distaff Lane (Leake, 1666 O.S. 1875). It still appears under this name in the… …
22Distaff — (Heb. pelek, a circle ), the instrument used for twisting threads by a whirl (Prov. 31:19) …
23distaff — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun Women in general: femininity, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind, womenfolk. See GENDER. II adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of women: female, feminine, womanish, womanly. See GENDER …
24distaff — dis|taff [ˈdısta:f US stæf] n a stick, used in the past for spinning wool …
25distaff — dis·taff || dɪstÉ‘Ëf n. part of a spinning wheel that holds the wool, spindle …
26distaff — dis·taff …
27distaff — /ˈdɪstaf/ (say distahf) noun 1. a staff with a cleft end, formerly used for holding the wool, flax, etc., from which the thread was drawn in spinning by hand. 2. an analogous part of a spinning wheel, for holding flax to be spun. 3. the female… …
28distaff — Milo lopi …
29Descent by distaff — Distaff Dis taff, n.; pl. {Distaffs}, rarely {Distaves}. [OE. distaf, dysestafe, AS. distaef; cf. LG. diesse the bunch of flax on a distaff, and E. dizen. See {Staff}.] 1. The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread …
30distaff side — the female side of a family (opposed to spear side). [1885 90] * * * …