pointed staple

См. также в других словарях:

• staple — Ⅰ. staple [1] ► NOUN 1) a small flattened U shaped piece of wire used to fasten papers together. 2) a small U shaped metal bar with pointed ends for driving into wood to hold things in place. ► VERB ▪ secure with a staple or staples. ORIGIN Old… …   English terms dictionary

• staple — staple1 [stā′pəl] n. [ME stapel < OFr estaple < MDu stapel, mart, emporium, post, orig. support, akin to STAPLE2] 1. the chief commodity, or any of the most important commodities, made, grown, or sold in a particular place, region, country …   English World dictionary

• staple — sta|ple1 [ˈsteıpəl] n [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English stapol post ] [Sense: 3 4; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: . Middle Dutch stapel place of trade ] 1.) a small piece of thin wire that is pushed into sheets of paper and bent over to hold them… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• staple — staple1 /stay peuhl/, n., v., stapled, stapling. n. 1. a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side. 2. a similar, often U… …   Universalium

• staple — I UK [ˈsteɪp(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms staple : singular staple plural staples * 1) a) a small piece of wire that you press through pieces of paper with a small object called a stapler so that the ends of the wire bend over and fasten …   English dictionary

• staple — 1 noun (C) 1 a small piece of thin wire that is pushed into sheets of paper and bent over to hold them together 2 a small U shaped piece of metal with pointed ends, used to hold something in place 3 a food that is needed and used all the time:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• staple — sta|ple1 [ steıpl ] noun count * 1. ) a small piece of wire that you press through pieces of paper with a small object called a stapler so that the ends of the wire bend over and fasten the pieces of paper together a ) a small piece of metal… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• staple — I sta•ple [[t]ˈsteɪ pəl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers or the like by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side 2) bui a similar, oftenU shaped piece of wire or… …   From formal English to slang

• staple — I. /ˈsteɪpəl / (say staypuhl) noun 1. a bent piece of wire used to bind papers, sections of a book, etc., together. 2. a U shaped or other piece of metal with pointed ends for driving into a surface to hold a hasp, hook, pin, bolt, or the like. 3 …  

• staple — {{11}}staple (n.1) bent piece of metal with pointed ends, late 13c., from O.E. stapol post, pillar, from P.Gmc. *stapulaz pillar (Cf. O.Fris. stapul stem of a tooth, M.L.G. stapel block for executions, Ger. Stapel stake, beam ), from PIE stebh… …   Etymology dictionary

• staple — 1. n. & v. n. a U shaped metal bar or piece of wire with pointed ends for driving into, securing, or fastening together various materials or for driving through and clenching papers, netting, electric wire, etc. v.tr. provide or fasten with a… …   Useful english dictionary