Definition of "staple fiber" []

• A natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The Thai Polyester Fiber plant, built on a 135-nai plot on the Phaholyothin highway outside Bangkok, was to incorporate the newest, most advanced chemical technology in the continuous polymerization process, with 200 meters of automatic and semi-automatic staple fiber drawing lines, thread extruders, draw-twisters, and texturizers."