Sta″ple, a. 1. Pertaining to, or being @a market o@r staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.
2. Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade. Dryden.
3. Fit to be sold; marketable. Swift.
4. Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
Wool, the great staple commodity of England. Hallam.