Definition of staple

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Staple (n.) A district granted to an abbey.

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Staple :: Staple (n.) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels..
Kersey :: Kersey (n.) A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple..
Staple :: Staple (a.) Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town..
Staple :: Staple (n.) Unmanufactured material; raw material.
Staple :: Staple (n.) A small pit.
Worsted :: Worsted (n.) Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like..
Staple :: Staple (n.) Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.
Shackle :: Shackle (n.) The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple..
Stapler :: Staple (v. t.) To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton..
Hasp :: Hasp (n.) A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door..
Gossypium :: Gossypium (n.) A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these..
Staple :: Staple (n.) 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..
Staple :: Staple (n.) The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple..
Carding :: Carding (a.) The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. See the Note under Card, v. t..
Staple :: Staple (n.) The principal constituent in anything; chief item.
Star :: Stapler (n.) One employed to assort wool according to its staple.
Loop :: Loop (n.) A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight..
Staple :: 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.
Staple :: Staple (a.) Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade..
Stapler :: Stapler (n.) A dealer in staple goods.
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