пря́слице — meaning in English

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.
• whorl noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.

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 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.
2. noun The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
3. noun Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
4. noun A race for female horses only.

whorl — full definition

1. noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
2. noun A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
3. noun A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
4. noun Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.

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