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three-ply

three-ply adjective: having three strands or layers.

Adjective

three-ply (not comparable)

  1. Having three strands or layers
    • The vestibule ceilings are of three-ply, in removable sections to give access to the air-conditioning units, filters, and Pullman gangway control springs situated above.1946 November and December, “New L.M.S.R. Royal Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 371
    • It has been found that although the two-ply moquette used in L.T. train upholstery was of equal weight to the three-ply fabric used in L.T. buses, the bus fabric had 50 per cent longer life, and accordingly it is now being used also for trains.1961 February, “Talking of Trains: New L.T. research laboratory”, in Trains Illustrated, page 77

Noun

three-ply (uncountable)

  1. Yarn having three strands

three-ply meaning in Tagalog

three-ply in Tagalog

having three strands or layers
tatlong kapal

Questions about three-ply

What does three-ply mean?
Three-ply means having three strands or layers.
What is three-ply in Tagalog?
Three-ply in Tagalog is tatlong kapal. See Three-ply meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is three-ply?
Three-ply can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near three-ply in the dictionary

  1. three-piece suites
  2. three-piece suits
  3. three-pile
  4. three-pipe problem
  5. three-pipe problems
  6. three-ply
  7. three-point landing
  8. three-point landings
  9. three-point line
  10. three-point lines
  11. three-point shot

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