bind together by means of a staple or staples
metal clip for binding papers; basic food item; essential element; main crop or product of a region; trade item that is constantly in demand; fiber (of wool, cotton, etc.)
essential, regularly used; primary, principal, main (of goods or products)
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Staple Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
(n.)
Unmanufactured material; raw material.
Unmanufactured material; raw material.
(n.)
The principal constituent in anything; chief item.
The principal constituent in anything; chief item.
(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.
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.
(n.)
The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.
The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.
(n.)
Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.
Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.
(n.)
A small pit.
A small pit.
(n.)
A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
(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.
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.
(n.)
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 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.
(n.)
A district granted to an abbey.
A district granted to an abbey.
(a.)
Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
(a.)
Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.
Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.
(a.)
Fit to be sold; marketable.
Fit to be sold; marketable.
(a.)
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutEstablished in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade.
staple
\sta"ple\, a.
1. pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town. [r.]
2. established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade.
3. fit to be sold; marketable. [r.]
4. regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief. wool, the great staple commodity of england. &?;&?;&?;om.
staple
\sta"ple\ (?), 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. step cf. of. estaple a mart, f. étape. see step.] 1. 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. the customs of alexandria were very great, it having been the staple of the indian trade. for the increase of trade and the encouragement of the worthy burgesses of woodstock, her majesty was minded to erect the town into a staple for wool. w. scott.
note: in england, formerly, the king's staple was established in certain ports or towns, and certain goods could not be exported without being first brought to these places to be rated and charged with the duty payable of the king or the public. the principal commodities on which customs were lived were wool, skins, and leather; and these were originally the staple commodities.
2. hence: place of supply; source; fountain head. whitehall naturally became the chief staple of news. whenever there was a rumor that any thing important had happened or was about to happen, people hastened thither to obtain intelligence from the fountain head.
3. 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. we should now say, cotton is the great staple, that is, the established merchandize, of manchester.
4. the principal constituent in anything; chief item.
5. unmanufactured material; raw material.
6. the fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.
7. 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.
8. (mining) (a) a shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels. (b) a small pit.
9. a district granted to an abbey. [obs.] amden.
staple
\sta"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. stapled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. stapling.] to sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
staple
adj : necessary foods or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop" n
1. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant [syn: basic]
2. material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing [syn: raw material]
3. a short u-shaped wire nail for securing cables
4. paper fastener consisting of a short length of u-shaped wire that can fasten papers together v : secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together" [ant: unstaple]
Ystwffwl = n. a stock, a holdfast, a staple, the knocker of a door
Noun
1. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
(synonym) basic
(hypernym) commodity, trade goods, goods
(classification) plural, plural form
2. material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
(synonym) raw material
(hypernym) material, stuff
3. a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
(hypernym) nail
4. paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
(hypernym) paper fastener
Verb
1. secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"
(antonym) unstaple
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
Adjective
1. necessary foods or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"
(similar) essential
Staple Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Staple Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Staple may refer to:
Trade
- The Staple, in English historiography, the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation
- Staple right, a medieval right of certain German ports to require merchant vessels to unload and display their goods for sale for a certain period, often three days
- Staple Inn, a building on the south side of High Holborn in London, England
- Statute of the Staple, a statute passed in 1353 by the Parliament of England
- Merchants of the Staple, an English company which controlled the export of wool to the continent during the late medieval period
- Company of Merchant Adventurers of London, brought together London's leading overseas merchants in a regulated company, in the nature of a guild
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