Staple definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary STAPLE, n. [G., a stake, a pile or heap, a staple, stocks, a mart. The primary sense of the root is to set, to fix. Staple is that which is fixed, or a fixed place, or ... mart or market; an emporium. In England, formerly, the kings staple was established in certain ports or towns, and certain goods ... were wool, skins and lether, and these were originally the staple commodities. Hence the words staple commodities, came in time ...
staple fibre definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length" [syn: staple, staple fiber, staple fibre]
staple fiber definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length" [syn: staple, staple fiber, staple fibre]
Wool-staple definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WOOL-STAPLE, n. [wool and staple.] A city or town where wool used to be brought to the kings staple for sale.
staple gun definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a hand-held machine for driving staples home [syn: staple gun, staplegun, tacker] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (staple guns) A staple gun is a small machine used for forcing staples into ...
Wool staple definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wool Wool (w[oo^]l ... those who handle the wool of goats and sheep. Wool staple, a city or town where wool used to be brought to the king's staple for sale. [Eng.] Wool stapler. (a) One who deals in wool. (b) One who sorts wool according to its staple, or its adaptation to different manufacturing purposes. Wool winder, a ...
Statute staple definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Statute Stat"ute, n. [F ... after which rights can not be enforced by action. Statute staple, a bond of record acknowledged before the mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may, on nonpayment, forthwith ...
Statute-staple definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary STATUTE-STAPLE, n. A bond of record acknowledged before the mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may forthwith have execution ...
... H`ASP, n. 1. A clasp that passes over a staple to be fastened by a padlock. 2. A spindle to ... or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock v 1 ... consisting of a hinged metal strap that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin or padlock • hasp transitive ... v. --n. a hinged metal clasp that fits over a staple and can be secured by a padlock. --v.tr. fasten ... a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; ...
... in the middle and upper country, and are called short staple cotton. The black seed cotton, cultivated in the lower country ... fine, white, silky appearance, very strong and of a long staple. The seeds of the long staple cotton are separated by roller-gins. The seeds of the short staple cotton are separated with more difficulty, by a sawgin invented ...
... made from both natural and synthetic fibers, in filament or staple form. Filament is very long fiber, incl. the natural fiber ... Most fibers that occur in nature are fairly short, or staple, and synthetic fibers may be cut into short, uniform lengths to form staple. Spinning is the process of drawing out and twisting a ... prepared fibers. Filament yarns generally require less twist than do staple yarns. More twist produces stronger yarn; low twist produces softer ...
... s I. noun Date: circa 1533 one that deals in staple goods or in staple fiber II. noun Date: circa 1909 one that inserts staples ... 1913 Dictionary Stapler Sta"pler, n. 1. A dealer in staple goods. 2. One employed to assort wool according to its staple. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (staplers) A stapler is a device ...