Sentence:  Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the <WSD>loom</WSD> and the distaff. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.