Staple
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Trade
- The StapleThe stapleThe Staple in English historiography, refers to the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation. Under this system, the government or King required that all overseas trade in certain goods be transacted at specific designated market towns or ports, referred to as the 'staple ports'...
, in English historiography, the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation - Staple InnStaple InnStaple Inn is a building on the south side of High Holborn in London, England. Located near Chancery Lane tube station, it is used as the London office of the Institute of Actuaries and is the last surviving Inn of Chancery and is a listed building....
, a building on the south side of High Holborn in London, England. - Statute of the StapleStatute of the StapleThe Statute of the Staple was a statute passed in 1353 by the Parliament of England. It aimed to regularise the status of staple ports in England, Wales, and Ireland. In particular, it designated particular ports where specific goods could be exported or imported...
, a statute passed in 1353 by the Parliament of England - Merchants of the StapleMerchants of the StapleThe Merchants of the Staple, also known as the Merchant Staplers, was an English company which controlled the export of wool to the continent during the late medieval period....
, an English company which controlled the export of wool to the continent during the late medieval period - Company of Merchant Adventurers of LondonCompany of Merchant Adventurers of LondonThe Company of Merchant Adventurers of London brought together London's leading overseas merchants in a regulated company, in the nature of a guild. Its members' main business was the export of cloth, especially white broadcloth...
, brought together London's leading overseas merchants in a regulated company, in the nature of a guild
Trade technical uses
- Staple foodStaple foodA staple food is one that is eaten regularly and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a diet, and that supplies a high proportion of energy and nutrient needs. Most people live on a diet based on one or more staples...
, a (store-able) foodstuff that forms the basic constituent of a diet - Staple (textiles)Staple (textiles)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.* Image of the staples on the sheep The cluster of wool fibres is made by a cluster of follicles...
, the raw material of fiber from which textiles are made - Staple (wool), wool fibers that naturally form themselves into locks
Places
- Staple, KentStaple, KentStaple is a small village and civil parish in east Kent. It lies southwest of the nearby village of Ash and the town of Sandwichand east of Canterbury.-History:...
, a village in Kent, England near Sandwich- Staple railway stationStaple railway stationStaple railway station was a station on the East Kent Light Railway in southeast England, serving the village of Staple. It was located north of the village, on the west side of the road to Durlock, where it crosses over the Wingham River at Durlock Bridge....
- Staple railway station
- Staple, NordStaple, Nord-References:*...
, a commune in the Nord department in northern France
Other
- Staple (fastener)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...
, a small formed metal fastener - STAPLE (programming language)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....
- STAPLE!STAPLE!STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is an annual convention in Austin, Texas, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, webcomics, zines, underground comics, and graphic arts...
, a convention for creators of comics and other independent media - Staple (band)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.-The First Era :...
, a Christian post-hardcore band- Staple (2002 album), a 2002 album by Staple
- Staple (2004 album), a 2004 album by Staple
- Staple EPStaple EPStaple EP is an EP released by the band Staple.-Track listing:#"Hesitate" – 3:03#"Deathtrap Daisy" – 3:27#"Rise Of The Robots" – 2:58#"Second Hand" – 4:10#"Pop" – 3:02#"Taken By You" – 4:40...
, a 2003 EP released by the band Staple
- Staple DesignStaple DesignStaple Design is a visual communications agency based in New York City and founded in 1997. It has three main divisions: a clothing collection, a creative agency and a retail store. Staple is a full lifestyle menswear collection and is distributed globally. Staple mixes street-minded sensibilities...
, a visual communications agency