staple

  • 81staple fibre — noun a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn staple fibers vary widely in length • Syn: ↑staple, ↑staple fiber • Hypernyms: ↑natural fiber, ↑ …

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  • 82staple gun — noun a hand held machine for driving staples home • Syn: ↑staplegun, ↑tacker • Derivationally related forms: ↑tack (for: ↑tacker) • Hypernyms: ↑machine …

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  • 83Staple knocker — A staple knocker is a tool resembling a screwdriver, used for removing staples and shredded material. It is called a knocker because a hammer can be used to hit the end of it and remove long lines of shorter staples. ee also*Staple remover …

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  • 84Staple Hill (Somerset) — Infobox Mountain Name = Staple Hill Photo = Caption = Elevation = 315 m (1,035 feet) Location = Blackdown Hills, England Range = Prominence = 212 m Parent peak = Dunkery Beacon Coordinates = Topographic OS Landranger 193 First ascent = Easiest… …

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  • 85Staple Act — The term Staple Act may refer to any of the following pieces of legislation: *Statute of the Staple, a 1353 English statute *An alternative name for the 1663 Navigation Act …

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  • 86Staple financing — The term staple financing describes a from investment banks pre arranged financing package offered to potential bidders during an acquisition. [ [http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/staplefinancing.asp Staple Financing ] ]… …

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  • 87Staple Singers, the — ▪ American music group  American vocal group that was one of the most successful gospel to pop crossover acts ever, collecting several Top 20 hits in the early 1970s. The members included Roebuck (“Pops”) Staples (b. December 2, 1915, Winona,… …

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  • 88Staple Hall —    1) See Staple Inn.    2) House of Lord St. John called Staple Hall, in length 126 ft., in breadth between the dormitories of the Augustine Friars and the house called More s house 14 ft., and between the porter s lodge and More s house 40 ft …

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  • 89staple, staplegun, stapler —    A see thumbnail to rightstaple is a U shaped metal form, usually made of wire with chisel pointed ends, that can be driven into a surface with a hammer or with a more specialized device: either a stapler or a see thumbnail to leftstaplegun.… …

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  • 90staple fiber, US — štapelio pluoštas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Pluoštas, gautas nustatyto ilgio atkarpomis (30–50 mm ilgio) supjausčius ar sutraukius gijų gniūžtes. atitikmenys: angl. staple fiber, US; staple fibre, GB rus. штапельное волокно …

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