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STAPLE FIBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does staple fiber mean? 

STAPLE FIBER (noun)
  The noun STAPLE FIBER has 1 sense:

1. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarnplay

  Familiarity information: STAPLE FIBER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STAPLE FIBER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

staple; staple fiber; staple fibre

Context example:

staple fibers vary widely in length

Hypernyms ("staple fiber" is a kind of...):

natural fiber; natural fibre (fiber derived from plants or animals)


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