staple : Idioms & Phrases
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clive staples lewis
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noun English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)
Lewis; C. S. Lewis.
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long-staple
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adjective satellite having relatively long fibers
- long-staple cotton
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long-staple cotton
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noun cotton with relatively long fibers
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short-staple cotton
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noun cotton with relatively short fibers
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staple fiber
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noun a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
staple fiber; staple.
- staple fibers vary widely in length
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staple fibre
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noun a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
staple fiber; staple.
- staple fibers vary widely in length
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staple gun
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noun a hand-held machine for driving staples home
tacker; staplegun.
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stapling machine
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noun a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together
stapler.
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Statute staple
- a bond of record acknowledged before the mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may, on nonpayment, forthwith have execution against the body, lands, and goods of the debtor, as in the statute merchant. It is now disused. Blackstone.
Webster 1913
Wool staple
- a city or town where wool used to be brought to the king's staple for sale. Eng.