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Translate distaff from English to French

Summary

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distaff:
- Wiktionary:
  distaff → quenouille
- Synonyms for "distaff":
  female; feminine
  sphere; domain; area; orbit; field; arena
  staff

English

Detailed Translations for distaff from English to French

distaff:

Translation Matrix for distaff:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	female

Synonyms for "distaff":

female; feminine
sphere; domain; area; orbit; field; arena
staff

Related Definitions for "distaff":

characteristic of or peculiar to a woman¹
the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning¹
the sphere of work by women¹

Wiktionary Translations for distaff:

distaff

noun

part of a spinning wheel
- distaff → quenouille

distaff

noun

Bâton à l’extrémité supérieure duquel on attache du chanvre ou du lin.
- quenouille → distaff

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