1. Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
   "distaff sensitiveness";
   - female

1. The staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
   "The weaver demonstrated how to use a distaff in traditional spinning"
    
2. The sphere of work by women
   "Traditionally, childcare was considered part of the distaff domain"

Derived forms: distaffs

See also: feminine

Type of: area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere, staff

Part of: spinning wheel

Encyclopedia: Distaff