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Meaning of 'staple' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Staple [ a.]
- Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.
- Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade.
- Fit to be sold; marketable.
- Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
2 . Staple [ 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.
- Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.
- The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States.
- The principal constituent in anything; chief item.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
- The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.
- A loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like.
- A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
- A small pit.
- A district granted to an abbey.
3 . Staple [ v. t.]
- To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.

Meaning of 'staple' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . staple [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
Example in sentence:
  • staple fibers vary widely in length
2 . staple [ v]
Meaning (2):
- secure or fasten with a staple or staples
Example in sentence:
  • staple the papers together
3 . staple [ s]
Meaning (3):
- necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
Example in sentence:
  • wheat is a staple crop

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