distaff

And so I hope you won't find it an imposition if I borrow your face as a model for the distaff side.
Vous acceptez que je prenne votre visage comme modéle pour la population féminine ?
The distaff thistle is a perennial herbaceous plant quite characteristic as it flowers by the end of summer, when the leaves are almost completely dried and, being substantially acaulescent, the typical flowers are found at the level of the ground.
Le chardon à glu est une plante herbacée vivace assez caractéristique car elle fleurit à la fin de l’été, lorsque les feuilles sont presque complètement sèches et, presque acaulescentes, les fleurs typiques se trouvent au niveau du sol. Utilisations humaines
The seamster replaced the head of the distaff.
Le couturier a remplacé la tête du fuseau.
The artisan makes her textiles with wool she spins herself on a distaff.
L'artisane fabrique ses textiles avec de la laine qu'elle file elle-même sur un fuseau.
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