long-staple
- adjective
- /lɔŋ-ˈsteɪpəl/
- Specialized
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- Changes in the international market undercut demand for Egyptian long-staple cotton, the country's main source of foreign revenue.
- long-staple cotton
Examples
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Cotton, too, became more important as farmers planted both the short- and long-staple varieties.
Academic text (2007) -
It's made with premium extra long-staple cotton that provides superior quality.
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It's made with premium extra long staple cotton.
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My Bombas socks are extra long staple cotton and they are the key to feeling light on my feet all summer long.
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Muhammad Ali also began the production of long-staple cotton.
Academic text (1999) -
Why else had the Italians bought enough of his light long-staple cotton for forty thousand uniforms?
Fiction book (1999) -
He rubbed his torso as he turned, as if ruffling his chest hairs through the long-staple cotton.
Fiction book (1994) -
The company's high-performance light hiking socks have excellent moisture-wicking capability and long-staple fibers for softness and durability.
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My Bombas socks are extra long-staple cotton, ensuring they last longer than typical pairs.
Antonyms
- Specialized
A kind of cotton with short fibers that people use to make coarse cloth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Long-staple combines the words long and staple; long means 'long' and staple in textiles means a 'piece' or 'length' of fiber. That's why long-staple describes fibers that are long and make cloth softer and stronger.
