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(n.)
- Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.
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(n.)
- The principal constituent in anything; chief item.
Staple(n.)
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
Staple(n.)
- The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.
Staple(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.
Staple(n.)
- A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.