A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
(by extension) Place of supply; source.
The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
A basic or essential supply.
Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures.
A recurring topic or character.
Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
Unmanufactured material; raw material.
To sort according to its staple.
to staple cotton
Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
a staple town
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
a staple trade
Fit to be sold; marketable.
Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
Can you believe they use staples to hold cars together these days?
A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
The rancher used staples to attach the barbed wire to the fence-posts.
One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
Fortunately, there were staples in the quay wall, and she was able to climb out of the water.
A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
A small pit.
A district granted to an abbey.
A post; prop; support
To secure with a staple.