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Antonyms for staple

Grammar : Adj
Spell : stey-puh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsteɪ pəl


Definition of staple

Origin :
  • "bent piece of metal with pointed ends," late 13c., from Old English stapol "post, pillar," from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz "pillar" (cf. Old Frisian stapul "stem of a tooth," Middle Low German stapel "block for executions," German Stapel "stake, beam"), from PIE stebh- (see staff (n.)).
  • Meaning "piece of thin wire driven through papers to hold them together" is attested from 1895. How this evolved into the modern fastening device is unclear, and it may not be the same word.
  • adj necessary, basic
Example sentences :
  • The staple length of common American cotton is from 24-28 mm.
  • Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
  • A difference of only 1/2 mm in the length of the staple, may mean a difference of 10% in the value.
  • Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
  • Pig-meat, in its various forms, is our staple article of food.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • But we must not think of it as our principal or staple industry.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • When the latch clicked and the hook dropped into the staple he, too, entered the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The Captain pulled the door shut again, and dropped the hook into the staple.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The staple industry of Mauritius is the cultivation of sugar.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • The staple crop for the small farmer is the sea island cotton.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • This plant furnishes the staple food for the population of Brazil.
  • Extract from : « The Hawaiian Islands » by The Department of Foreign Affairs
  • "It air about Daddy ye comed," she said, lifting the padlock from the staple.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

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