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Meaning of distaffe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Obsolete spelling of distaff.

alt-of, obsolete

Examples

“Then hadſt thou had an excellent head of haire. […] Excellent, it hangs like flax on a diſtaffe: & I hope to ſee a huſwife take thee between her legs, & ſpin it off.”

“I muſt change armes at home, and giue the diſtaffe Into my Husbands hands, […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

distaffer Distaffs Distal distal convoluted tubule distal goal distal phalange