| 词汇 | example_english_distaff |
| 释义 | Examples of distaffThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. At what point did these exchanges also become mutual alliance, not just distaff filiation? Tend to your own tasks / the distaff and the loom, and keep the women / working hard as well. Powerful women are set against domestic ones, broomstick against distaff. Maternal influence did not much interest contemporaries usually, unless some obvious connection could be established, or possibly where the connections on the distaff side were more impressive and influential. A further difference with the plains shepherds consisted in the gender division of labour: the men were usually spinners, and carried a portable distaff, while the women wove. I am delighted that my noble friend is to put the distaff side of the argument when she winds up the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She is represented in art with a shepherd's crook or with a distaff; with a watchdog, or a sheep; or with flowers in her apron. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The distaff and spindle are symbols of womanly labour. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the north, the goddess could manifest herself as the mistress of animals, grain, distaff and loom, household, and life and death. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One still recognized use of the term is in horse racing, in which races limited to female horses are referred to as distaff races. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In each of them the female figure depicted is holding a cross-shaped staff, interpreted as a distaff. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cotton threadspun from cotton by womenusing the distaff crafted by menand abaca fiber are commonly used. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Until the spinning wheel was invented in the 14th century, all spinning was done with distaff and spindle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The distaff, or rock, used in spinning was the medieval symbol of women's work. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hand-loom is a major occupation among the distaff population of the villages. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The spinner sat on the "dontse" with the vertical piece of the distaff to her left, and drew the fibers out with her left hand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Fiber is wrapped around the distaff, and tied in place with a piece of ribbon or string. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A distaff can also be mounted as an attachment to a spinning wheel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Upon her bodice, she wears a transparent veil: a wisp of gossamer that was not spun by human distaff. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was said to take a distaff by the middle and walk along spinning, and leaving storms in her wake. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Technically, the instrument is a rattle and was originally crafted from a shepherd's staff or a distaff used in the craft of spinning. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Thoroughbred pedigrees are generally traced through the maternal line, called the "distaff" line. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She concluded that since she had become wealthy through her distaff, it would never leave her hand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Beside her is similarly a cloaked yet otherwise nude woman riding a distaff. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is also the first person that invented the technique of preparing a thread from cotton wool for spinning on a distaff. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The other end of the distaff was held in the hand, under the arm or thrust in the girdle of the spinner. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The old-fashioned pointed distaff spindle is not a common feature of the treadle wheel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She said that she would accept only if she received a golden distaff and spindle that would spin of themselves, because the ogre had given her one. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, if seir involved spinning charms, that would explain the distaff, a tool used in spinning flax or sometimes wool, that appears to be associated with seir practice. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One theory for the origin of the word "seir" is thread spun with a distaff, and according to this theory, practicing magic was to send out spiritual threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The antonym of distaff is agnate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A woman has fallen in the path of the death cart; she holds in her hand a spindle and distaff, classical symbols of the fragility of human life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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