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Definition of Staple

1. Noun. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant.

2. Verb. Secure or fasten with a staple or staples. "Staple the papers together"

3. Adjective. Necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities. "Wheat is a staple crop"

4. Noun. A natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn. "Staple fibers vary widely in length"

5. Noun. Material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing.

6. Noun. A short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables.

7. Noun. Paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together.

Definition of Staple

1. n. A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic.

2. a. Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.

3. v. t. To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.

Definition of Staple

1. Noun. (obsolete) A market center for a regionally produced commodity. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A principal commodity produced in a region. ¹

3. Noun. A basic or essential supply. ¹

4. Noun. A recurring topic or character. ¹

5. Noun. Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To sort according to its staple. ¹

7. Noun. A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around. ¹

8. Noun. A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling. ¹

9. Noun. A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures. ¹

10. Noun. One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To secure with a staple. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Staple

1. to fasten by means of a U-shaped metal loop [v -PLED, -PLING, -PLES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Staple

staphylococci staphylococcic staphylococcus staphylococcuses staphylokinase staphylokinases staphyloma staphylomata staphylomatous staphyloplastic

staphyloplasties staphyloplasty staphylotomies staphylotomy staphyloxanthin staple (current term) staple character staple characters staple gun staple guns

staple puller staple pullers staple remover staple removers stapled staplegun stapleless staplelike stapler staplers

Literary usage of Staple

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"A plute, a, may be advantageously employed to overlap the staple crown, ... "It will be seen thai the staple support or anvil A,' with the slotted or ..."

2. The Gild Merchant: A Contribution to British Municipal History by Charles Gross (1890)
"T spoken of in the preceding section of this chapter^was distinct! from the Company of the staple. The latter had to do with the sale and exportation of a ..."

3. The Gild Merchant: A Contribution to British Municipal History by Charles Gross (1890)
"In this borough the mayor of one year was mayor of the staple during the year following and master of the Gild of Merchants during the third year. ..."

4. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"For both the statute merchant and statute staple are securities for money; ... 9 (1353), before the mayor of the staple, that is to say, the grand mart for ..."

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