a piece of thin wire with two short right-angled end pieces which are driven by a stapler through sheets of paper to fasten them together

attach or secure with a staple or staples

Merrill stapled a batch of papers together

a main or important element of something

bread, milk, and other staples

Greek legend was the staple of classical tragedy

the fibre of cotton or wool considered with regard to its length and degree of fineness

jackets made from long-staple Egyptian cotton

he tested the lint for staple length and strength

a centre of trade, especially in a specified commodity

proposals were made for a wool staple at Pisa