Sentence example with the word 'distaffs'

distaffs

Last update: October 29, 2015


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It was during the reign of Henry VII that spindles and distaffs first appeared in England.   [Please select]

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The best corners were kept for hemp, which furnished the distaffs and spindles of the house with the material for linen and was looked upon as grandmother's private crop.   [Please select]

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They made use neither of spinning wheels nor distaffs, but rolled the filaments upon their bare thighs, and made thread and strings of them, which they dyed red, yellow, black, etc.   [Please select]

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