Визуальное значение 'distaff'? - учите с картинками, примеры из жизни

noun

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A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.

"Sitting by the fire, Grandma used the distaff to hold the wool as she spun it into yarn on her spinning wheel. "

Сидя у огня, бабушка использовала прялку, чтобы держать шерсть, пока она пряла ее в пряжу на своем прядильном колесе.

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noun

Прялка

The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.

"The spinner carefully loaded the wool onto the distaff before starting the spinning wheel. "

Прядильщик осторожно загрузил шерсть на прялку, прежде чем запустить прядильное колесо.

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noun

Женские дела, женская сфера

Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.

"The university offered a new scholarship specifically for women in STEM fields, challenging the traditional perception of science as being outside of the distaff. "

Университет предложил новую стипендию специально для женщин в областях STEM, бросая вызов традиционному представлению о том, что наука находится вне женской сферы.

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