distaff side
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On the distaff side, Claire Messud gives us “The Burning Girl,” a kind of teen companion to “The Woman Upstairs,” her 2013 masterpiece about adult female friendship.
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2017
More details from the WSJ/NBC News poll: Another poll, from Fox News, finds Mrs. Clinton on the distaff side of a “gender gap” among Democrats—and quite a gap it is.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 4, 2015
On the distaff side, last year’s winner, Mary Cain, returns to defend her crown.
From Newsweek • Feb. 13, 2015
At the moment several new factors are combining to favour the distaff side more.
From Economist • Jul. 7, 2011
Dickon hath as good blood on the distaff side as any his father can boast.—But to the matter of the castle’s defense in need.
From Cedric, the Forester by Marshall, Bernard Gay
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
