1. A natural fibre (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
   - staple, staple fiber [US]

Derived forms: staple fibres

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

Encyclopedia: Staple fibre

• in cold blood
• in common
• in concert
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• in condition
• in darkness
• in demand
• in detail
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• in due course
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• in flagrante delicto
• in flight
• in for
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• in front