Meaning of colus | Babel Free
[ˈkɔ.ɫʊs]Definitions
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distaff: a tool used in spinning fiber, such as wool declension-2, declension-4
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spinning, spun thread declension-2, declension-4
Equivalents
Examples
“Pallade plācāta lānam mollīre puellae”
Once Pallas's favor has been won: Let the girls learn [how] to soften wool, and [how] to unload their full distaffs. (‘‘Pallas’’ was an epithet for the patron of handicraft, the Greek goddess Athena, syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. See distaff and spinning.)
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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