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| staple | 1. 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. "The customs of Alexandria were very great, it having been the staple of the Indian trade." (Arbuthnot) "For the increase of trade and the encouragement of the worthy burgesses of Woodstock, her majesty was minded to erect the town into a staple for wool." (Sir W. Scott) In England, formerly, the king's staple was established in certain ports or towns, and certain goods could not be exported without being first brought to these places to be rated and charged with the duty payable of the king or the public. The principal commodities on which customs were lived were wool, skins, and leather; and these were originally the staple commodities. 2. Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head. "Whitehall naturally became the chief staple of news. Whenever there was a rumor that any thing important had happened or was about to happen, people hastened thither to obtain intelligence from the fountain head." (Macaulay) 3. 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. "We should now say, Cotton is the great staple, that is, the established merchandize, of Manchester." (Trench) 4. The principal constituent in anything; chief item. 5. Unmanufactured material; raw material. 6. The fibre of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple. 7. 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. 8. <chemical> A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels. A small pit. 9. A district granted to an abbey. Origin: AS. Stapul, stapol, stapel, a step, a prop, post, table, fr. Stapan to step, go, raise; akin to D. Stapel a pile, stocks, emporium, G. Stapela heap, mart, stake, staffel step of a ladder, Sw. Stapel, Dan. Stabel, and E. Step cf. OF. Estaple a mart, F. Etape. See Step. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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A staple food is a basic but nutritious food that forms the basis of a traditional diet, particularly that of the poor. Although nutritious, staple foods generally do not by themselves provide a full range of nutrients, so other foods need to be added to the diet to prevent malnutrition. Staple foods vary from place to place, but are usually of vegetable origin, from cereals, pulses, rice, millets and plants growing starchy roots. ...
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var. staple. Any food that supplies a substantial part, at least 25% to 35%, of the caloric requirement and is regularly consumed by a certain population.
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the main food eaten and the main source of energy in the diet
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| staple | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant |
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| staple | paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together |
| staple | a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables |
| staple | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing |
| staple | secure or fasten with a staple or staples |
| staple | necessary foods or commodities |
| staple | a hand-held machine for driving staples home |
| staple | fastened with a pin or staple |
| staple | a hand-held machine for driving staples home |
| staple | a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together |
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