Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STA'PLE
STA'PLE, a.
- Settled; established in commerce; as, a staple trade.
- According to the laws of commerce; marketable; fit to be sold. [Not much used.] – Swift.
- Chief; principal; regularly produced or made for market; as, staple commodities. [This is now the most general acceptation of the word.]
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