1. A natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
   "staple fibers vary widely in length"
   - staple, staple fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: staple fibers

Type of: natural fiber [US], natural fibre [Brit, Cdn]

• crimp
• crimper
• crimpy
• crimson
• crimson clover
• crimson-magenta
• crimson-purple
• crimson-yellow
• cringe
• cringing
• cringle
• crinion
• crinite
• crinkle
• crinkled
• crinkleroot
• crinkly
• crinoid
• Crinoidea
• crinoline
• criollo
• cripes
• cripple
• crippled
• crippler