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- staplestaple1 [stā′pəl]n.[ME stapel < OFr estaple < MDu stapel, mart, emporium, post, orig. support, akin to STAPLE2]1. the chief commodity, or any of the most important commodities, made, grown, or sold in a particular place, region, country, etc.2. a chief item, part, material, or element in anything3. any chief item of trade, regularly stocked and in constant demand [flour, sugar, and salt are staples]4. the fiber of cotton, wool, flax, etc., with reference to length and finenessadj.1. regularly found on the market or in stock as a result of a constant demand2. produced, consumed, or exported regularly and in quantity3. most important; leading; principal [staple industries]vt.stapled, staplingto sort (wool, cotton, etc.) according to the nature of its staplestaple2 [stā′pəl]n.[ME stapel < OE stapol, post, pillar, akin to Ger stapel, stake, beam: for IE base see STAMP]1. a U-shaped piece of metal with sharp, pointed ends, driven into a surface to keep a hook, hasp, wire, etc. firmly in place2. a similar piece of thin wire driven through papers and clinched over as a bindingvt.stapled, staplingto fasten or bind with a staple or staples
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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Staple — may mean:*Staple (fastener), a formed metal fastener used to secure sheets of material or wires, so they will not fall apart of each other. *Staple food, a foodstuff that forms the basic constituent of a diet. It is a standard commodity rather… … Wikipedia
Staple — Sta ple (st[=a] p l), n. [AS. stapul, stapol, stapel, a step, a prop, post, table, fr. stapan to step, go, raise; akin to D. stapel a pile, stocks, emporium, G. stapela heap, mart, stake, staffel step of a ladder, Sw. stapel, Dan. stabel, and E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staple — Ⅰ. staple [1] ► NOUN 1) a small flattened U shaped piece of wire used to fasten papers together. 2) a small U shaped metal bar with pointed ends for driving into wood to hold things in place. ► VERB ▪ secure with a staple or staples. ORIGIN Old… … English terms dictionary
staple — sta ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {stapled} ( p ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {stapling}.] 1. To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton. [1913 Webster] 2. To fasten together with a staple[9] or staples; as, to staple a check to a letter. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Staple — Sta ple, a. 1. Pertaining to, or being a market or staple for, commodities; as, a staple town. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Fit to be sold;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Staple — (Wool) A wool sorting term denoting whether the wool is of sufficient strength and the fibres sound enough for making warp yarn. A collection of several tufts of wool connected together by a binder (see Tufts (wool) STAPLE A term indicating the… … Dictionary of the English textile terms
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