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n.• rueca s.f.'dɪstæf, 'dɪstɑːfnoun rueca f; (before n)['dɪstɑːf]on the distaff side — por línea materna, por parte de madre
1.N rueca f2.CPD* * *['dɪstæf, 'dɪstɑːf]noun rueca f; (before n)on the distaff side — por línea materna, por parte de madre
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distaff [ˊdɪstɑ:f] nпря́лкаа) же́нское де́ло;б) же́нщины;the distaff side же́нская ли́ния ( в генеалогии)
;on the distaff side по же́нской ли́нии
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distaff: Jupiter's distaff шалфей клейкий, Salvia glutinosaEnglish-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > distaff
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A wooden staff held by the spinner under the left arm on which was the bunch of flax or wool from which the thread was drawn in the hand-spinning of olden times. -
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DISTAFF, directing staffEnglish-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > DISTAFF
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['dɪstɑːf] [AE 'dɪstæf]nome (for spinning) rocca f.••* * *distaff /ˈdɪstɑ:f/n.conocchia; rocca● the distaff side, il ramo femminile ( d'una famiglia) □ (fig.: di ascendenza) on the distaff side, per parte di madre.* * *['dɪstɑːf] [AE 'dɪstæf]nome (for spinning) rocca f.•• -
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{,dista:f}
1. хурка
2. женска работа
attr майчин, женски
on the DISTAFF line по женска/майчина линия (за родство)* * *{,dista:f} n 1. хурка; 2. женска работа;. attr майчин, женск* * *хурка;* * *1. attr майчин, женски 2. on the distaff line по женска/майчина линия (за родство) 3. женска работа 4. хурка* * *distaff[´dista:f] n 1. хурка; 2. прен. жените; on the \distaff side по женска линия (в родословието); 3. женска работа. -
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[ˈdɪstɑ:f]distaff прялка the distaff женское дело the distaff женщины the distaff distaffside женская линия (в генеалогии) -
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ˈdɪstɑ:f сущ.
1) прялка Syn: spinning-wheel
2) женская работа, женское занятие His delicate hand seemed fitter for the distaff than the spear. ≈ Его изящная рука скорее годилась для женской работы, чем для копья. the distaff side ≈ женская линия( в генеалогии) ручная прялка женское дело, женская работа женщина - the * side женская линия (в генеалогии) distaff прялка the ~ женское дело the ~ женщины the ~ distaffside женская линия (в генеалогии) -
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n1. женское дело; женская работа;2.the distaff side - женская линия (в генеалогии).
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dis·taff[ˈdɪstɑ:f, AM -tæf]n [Spinn]rocken m* * *['dɪstAːf]n2)* * *1. (Spinn)Rocken m, Kunkel f2. fig Frauenarbeit f* * *(textiles) n.Spinnrocken m. -
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n1) прядка2) жіноче діло, жіноча робота3) жінка* * *n1) ручна прядка2) жіноча справа, жіноча робота; жінка -
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nounпрялкаthe distaffа) женское дело;б) женщиныthe distaff side женская линия (в генеалогии)* * *(n) женская работа; женское дело; женщина; ручная прялка* * *1) прялка 2) женская работа, женское занятие* * *[dis·taff || 'dɪstɑːf] n. ручная прялка, женщины, прялка, женская работа, женское дело* * *прядкапрялка* * *1) прялка 2) женская работа, женское занятие -
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['dɪstɑːf]nпря́дка••the distaff — жінки́; жіно́чі спра́ви
distaff side — жіно́ча лі́нія ( в генеалогії)
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['dɪstɑːf]сущ.2) женская работа, женское занятиеHis delicate hand seemed fitter for the distaff than the spear. — Его изящная рука скорее годилась для прялки, чем для копья.
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См. также в других словарях:
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 is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distaff — O.E. distæf stick that holds flax for spinning, from dis bunch of flax (Cf. M.L.G. dise, Low Ger. diesse a bunch of flax on a distaff; see BEDIZEN (Cf. bedizen)) + stæf stick, staff (see STAFF (Cf. staff)). A synonym in English for … Etymology dictionary
distaff — ► NOUN 1) a stick or spindle on to which wool or flax is wound for spinning. 2) (before another noun ) denoting the female side or members of a family. Compare with SPEAR(Cf. ↑spear) (in sense 3). ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
distaff — [dis′taf΄] n. [ME distaf < OE distæf < dis , flax (see DIZEN) + stæf, STAFF1] 1. a staff on which fibers, as flax or wool, are wound before being spun into thread 2. woman s work or concerns 3. Archaic woman, or women in general adj … English World dictionary
Distaff — Queen Berthe instructing girls to spin flax on spindles using distaffs, Albert Anker, 1888 … Wikipedia
distaff — /dis taf, tahf/, n. 1. a staff with a cleft end for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. 2. a similar attachment on a spinning wheel. 3. Archaic. a. a woman or women collectively. b. woman s work. adj. 4.… … Universalium
distaff — UK [ˈdɪstɑːf] / US [ˈdɪˌstæf] noun [countable] Word forms distaff : singular distaff plural distaffs a small stick used in the past for winding wool around when spinning • on the distaff side … English dictionary
distaff — I. noun (plural distaffs) Etymology: Middle English distaf, from Old English distæf, from dis (akin to Middle Low German dise bunch of flax) + stæf staff Date: before 12th century 1. a. a staff for holding the flax, tow, or wool in spinning b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
distaff — [OE] The compound noun distaff ‘rod for holding flax, wool, etc in spinning’ was a late Old English formation from *dis ‘bunch of flax’ (a word which survives in bedizen [17], a derivative of the obsolete dizen, which originally meant ‘put flax… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
distaff — [ dɪstα:f] noun 1》 a stick or spindle on to which wool or flax is wound for spinning. 2》 [as modifier] denoting or concerning women: a family tree on the distaff side. Compare with spear (in sense 3). Origin OE distæf: the first element is appar … English new terms dictionary
distaff — [OE] The compound noun distaff ‘rod for holding flax, wool, etc in spinning’ was a late Old English formation from *dis ‘bunch of flax’ (a word which survives in bedizen [17], a derivative of the obsolete dizen, which originally meant ‘put flax… … Word origins