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staple
1[ stey-puhl ]
noun
- a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- a similar, often U -shaped piece of wire or metal with pointed ends for driving into a surface to hold a hasp, hook, pin, bolt, wire, or the like.
verb (used with object)
- to secure or fasten by a staple or staples:
to staple three sheets together.
staple
2[ stey-puhl ]
noun
- a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
- a principal commodity in a mercantile field; goods in steady demand or of known or recognized quality.
- a basic or necessary item of food:
She bought flour, sugar, salt, and other staples.
- a basic or principal item, thing, feature, element, or part:
Cowboy dramas are a staple on television.
- the fiber of wool, cotton, flax, rayon, etc., considered with reference to length and fineness.
- Textiles. a standard length of textile fibers, representing the average of such fibers taken collectively, as short-staple or long-staple cotton.
- History/Historical. a town or place appointed by royal authority as the seat of a body of merchants having the exclusive right of purchase of certain classes of goods for export.
adjective
- chief or prominent among the products exported or produced by a country or district; chiefly or largely dealt in or consumed.
- basic, chief, or principal:
staple industries.
- principally used:
staple subjects of conversation.
verb (used with object)
- to sort or classify according to the staple or fiber, as wool.
staple
1/ ˈٱɪə /
noun
- a short length of thin wire bent into a square U-shape, used to fasten papers, cloth, etc
- a short length of stiff wire formed into a U-shape with pointed ends, used for holding a hasp to a post, securing electric cables, etc
verb
- tr to secure (papers, wire, etc) with a staple or staples
staple
2/ ˈٱɪə /
adjective
- of prime importance; principal
staple foods
- (of a commodity) forming a predominant element in the product, consumption, or trade of a nation, region, etc
noun
- a staple commodity
- a main constituent; integral part
- a principal raw material produced or grown in a region
- the fibre of wool, cotton, etc, graded as to length and fineness
- (in medieval Europe) a town appointed to be the exclusive market for one or more major exports of the land
verb
- tr to arrange or sort (wool, cotton, etc) according to length and fineness
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of staple1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of staple1
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Example Sentences
Italian-American immigrants often had more money than they had back home, and they began to make these celebratory dishes more regularly — turning once-rare treats into weekend, and eventually weeknight, staples.
In recent years, the humble food has become an online trend — and a dinner staple, especially amongst younger consumers.
Existential inquiry is an artistic staple, but typically it tends toward big gestures and grand declarations — see extravagant and flamboyant Abstract Expressionist paintings of the late-1940s and 1950s for examples.
Beyond bringing their high energy levels and rowdy sounds to the desert, they see their set as a way to honor their city and cement Shoreline Mafia as a staple in L.A. hip-hop.
What began as a Greek market in 1948 expanded to a full-fledged restaurant and community staple over decades.
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