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noun
The sphere of work by women.
is a specific kind of: area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere.
derivation: distaffs1, female.
The staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning.
is a specific kind of: staff.
is a part of: spinning wheel.
Dutch: spinrokken, rokkenPolish: kądziel
adjective
Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman.
synonym: female.
is similar to: feminine.
derivation: femaleness, feminineness | female, female person | distaffn1.
Polish: samiczy
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