stapled

Variant of staple

staple definition

sta·ple (stā′pəl)

noun

  1. the chief commodity, or any of the most important commodities, made, grown, or sold in a particular place, region, country, etc.
  2. a chief item, part, material, or element in anything
  3. any chief item of trade, regularly stocked and in constant demand flour, sugar, and salt are staples
  4. the fiber of cotton, wool, flax, etc., with reference to length and fineness

Etymology: ME stapel < OFr estaple < MDu stapel, mart, emporium, post, orig. support, akin to staple

adjective

  1. regularly found on the market or in stock as a result of a constant demand
  2. produced, consumed, or exported regularly and in quantity
  3. most important; leading; principal staple industries

transitive verb stapled -·pled, stapling -·pling

to sort (wool, cotton, etc.) according to the nature of its staple

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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