staple
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- A basic or essential supply.
- A recurring topic or character.
- Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
Sinonieme
staple fiber
staple fibre
main product
staple food
metal ring
circular groove
attachment clip
staple bolt
circular trench
staple pin
stapling nail
hold fast
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English staple, from Anglo-Norman estaple, Old French estaple (“market, (trading) post”), from Late Latin stapula, from Frankish *stapul, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz (“post”), from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“post, stem”). Compare staff. Doublet of étape and etymology 2.
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