пря́слице — 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.
• whorl noun One ring or turn within a pattern of circles, ovals or a spiral shape.

Senses

пря́слице is used for these senses in English:

• whorl A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]

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.

whorl — full definition

1. noun One ring or turn within a pattern of circles, ovals or a spiral shape.
2. noun A ring of three or more leaves or flowers growing around the same point on a stem.
3. noun One full turn of the coiled, pointed shell of a snail-like creature.
4. noun A curved, spiralling shape, as seen in a fingerprint or in the ear.

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