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quenouille - translation to English
STICK OR STAFF FOR HOLDING FIBRE TO BE SPUN
Distaffs; Distaff side; Quenouille
![wheel]] and distaff](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Adolphe Braun Alsace costume.jpg?width=200 "wheel]] and distaff")
.png?width=200 "A distaff and a spindle")
![Russian distaffs displayed at the museum of folk handicrafts at [[Ferapontov Monastery]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Russian distaffs 01 (Ferapontov).jpg?width=200 "Russian distaffs displayed at the museum of folk handicrafts at [[Ferapontov Monastery]]")
![''The Spinner'', by [[Wilhelm Leibl]] (1892), features spinning [[flax]] from a distaff.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wilhelm Maria Hubertus Leibl 010.jpg?width=200 "''The Spinner'', by [[Wilhelm Leibl]] (1892), features spinning [[flax]] from a distaff.")
![spindle]] and distaff](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William-adolphe bouguereau the spinner.jpg?width=200 "spindle]] and distaff")
quenouille
n. distaff, part of a spinning wheel that holds the wool
Definition
Distaff
·noun Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.
II. Distaff ·noun The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
Wikipedia
Distaff
A distaff (, , also called a rock), is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold flax and sometimes wool, but can be used for any type of fibre. Fiber is wrapped around the distaff and tied in place with a piece of ribbon or string. The word comes from Low German dis, meaning a bunch of flax, connected with staff.
As an adjective, the term distaff is used to describe the female side of a family. The corresponding term for the male side of a family is the "spear" side.
Examples of use of quenouille
1. Certes, au fil de la procédure, une partie importante des charges retenues est partie en quenouille.