staple
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/ sustantivo C1En español: producto principal, alimento básico, alimento de primera necesidad
- 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. · Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures.
- A recurring topic, character, or item. · Lurid stories are a staple of tabloid journalism.
- Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread. · Tow is flax with short staple.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
Plural staples
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The chimney is wide, but is barred up by four large staples.
In one of these a staple and chain with a quantity of gnawed bones showed where the animal had been confined.
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