Assertion: staple | /r/HasProperty | entry 3 of 4
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text: Definition of staple (Entry 3 of 4) 1 : a town used as a center for the sale or exportation of commodities in bulk 2 : a place of supply : source a place of supply 3 : a chief commodity or production of a place 4 a : a commodity for which the demand is constant b : something having widespread and constant use or appeal c : the sustaining or principal element : substance the sustaining or principal element 5 : raw material 6 a : textile fiber (such as wool and rayon) of relatively short length that when spun and twisted forms a yarn rather than a filament b : the length of a piece of such textile fiber