糸巻き棒 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- distaff noun A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is 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.
Senses
糸巻き棒 is used for these senses in English:
- distaff The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
distaff — full definition
- noun A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is 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.
- noun The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
- noun Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
- noun A race for female horses only.