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  1. Staple
    [2002 album] (2002) | Staple is an album released by the band Staple. ==Track listing== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_(200

  2. staple
    [adj] - necessary foods or commodities 2. [n] - a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables 3. [n] - paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together 4. [v] - secure or fasten with a staple or staples
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. staple
    In medieval Europe, a riverside town where merchants had to offer their wares for sale before proceeding to their destination, a practice that constituted a form of toll; such towns were...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. Staple
    Collection of short filaments of spinnable length.
    Found on http://www.komprex.com/Glossary/index.ht

  5. staple
    short metal wire added to a solid propellant formulation to increase local heat transfer and thereby the average burning rate Category: The chemical industry • numbers of wool fibres which naturally from themselves into clusters or locks Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - fo...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Staple
    Sta'ple noun [ Anglo-Saxon stapul , stapol , stapel , a step, a prop, post, table, from stapan to step, go, raise; akin to Dutch stapel a pile, stocks, emporium, German stapel a heap, mart, stake, staffel
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/185

  7. Staple
    Sta'ple adjective 1. Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town. [ R.] 2. Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade. Dryden. 3. Fit to be...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/185

  8. Staple
    Sta'ple transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle stapled ; present participle & verbal noun stapling .] To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/185

  9. staple
    1. A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic. 'The customs of Alexandria were very great, it having been the staple of the Indian trade.' (Arbuthnot) 'For the increase of trade and the encourageme...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. staple
    adjective necessary foods or commodities; `wheat is a staple crop`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. staple
    staple fibre noun a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; `staple fibers vary widely in length`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. staple
    (sta´pәl) a stainless steel wound closure device, usually removed 7 to 10 days after the surgical procedure.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  13. Staple
    • (n.) A loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like. • (n.) The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple. • (a.) Established in commerce; occupying...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. Staple
    [wool] A Wool Staple is a naturally formed cluster or lock of wool fibres and not a single fibre. Very many staples together form a fleece. The cluster of wool fibres is made by a cluster of follicles. The natural cluster of wool is held together because individual fibres have the ability to...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_(woo

  15. Staple
    [2004 album] Staple is an album released by the band Staple. ==Track listing== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_(200

  16. Staple
    [band] Staple is a Christian Hard Rock/Post-Hardcore group from Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Staple was founded in 2000 when the members met at Rosedale Bible College in Ohio. == History == ===The First Era (2000-2006)=== Staple released a full length album and EP independently before signing to Fli...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_(ban

  17. STAPLE
    (language) A programming language written at Manchester (University?) and used at ICL in the early 1970s for writing the test suites. STAPLE was based on Algol 68 and had a very advanced optimising compiler. (2003-02-28)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/STAPLE

  18. Staple
    (language) St Andrews Applicative Persistent Language. Language combining functional programming with persistent storage, developed at St. Andrews University in Scotland. Tony Davie, (ad@cs.st-andrews.ac.uk). (2007-03-22)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Staple

  19. Staple
    [fastener] A staple is a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining or binding materials together. Large staples might be used with a hammer or staple gun for masonry, roofing, corrugated boxes and other heavy-duty uses. Smaller staples are used with a stapler to attach pi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_(fas

  20. Staple
    Crops grown for feeding people and selling the surplus, typically barley, beans, peas, vetch, wheat, and sometimes rye.
    Found on http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/A_Magical_M

  21. Staple
    A small cylindrical piece of metal (usually copper) tubing used to support the blades of a reed.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of

  22. Staple
    [textiles] A Staple is a fibre of a discrete length and may be of any composition, but a wool staple is an independent natural cluster of fibres not a single fibre. A continuous fibre such as natural silk or synthetic is known as a filament not a fibre. ==Etymology== Extended to cotton, flax...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_(tex

  23. STAPLE
    [programming language] A programming language written at Manchester University and used at ICL in the early 1970s for writing the test suites. STAPLE was based on Algol 68 and had a very advanced optimising compiler. == See also == ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STAPLE_(pro

  24. Staple
    a group of wool fibres that formed a cluster or lock.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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