This is in contrast to combed fabrics which are tightly woven together and discard the short staple fibers.
这与紧密编织在一起并丢弃短纤维的精梳织物形成对比。
英语百科
Staple (textiles)
A staple is a fibre of a standardized length and may be of any composition, but a wool staple is an independent natural cluster of fibres, not a single fibre. A continuous fibre such as natural silk or synthetic is known as a filament rather than a fibre.
近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
natural fiber, natural fibre
英英词典
staple fiber n.
a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn