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STAPLE FIBRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does staple fibre mean?
• STAPLE FIBRE (noun)
The noun STAPLE FIBRE has 1 sense:
1. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
Familiarity information: STAPLE FIBRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 fibre" is a kind of...):
natural fiber; natural fibre (fiber derived from plants or animals)
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