distaff

[ˈdɪstɑ:f] [ˈdɪstæf]
例句
词组
  • the distaff side
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. the sphere of work by women
    2. the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
  • Adjective
    1. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman;
    "female sensitiveness""female suffrage"