donnesco — meaning in English

English meaning

• distaff noun A tool that holds a bundle of fibres such as wool or flax so they can be pulled off little by little and spun into thread.
• womanly adj Considered typical of, or fitting for, a woman; feminine.

Senses

donnesco is used for these senses in English:

• distaff Of, relating to, or characteristic of women.
• womanly Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.

distaff — full definition

1. noun A tool that holds a bundle of fibres such as wool or flax so they can be pulled off little by little and spun into thread.
2. noun The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
3. noun (dated) Something traditionally seen as belonging to women, or done only by them.
4. noun A horse race that only female horses can enter.

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