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two-ply

two-ply adjective: consisting of two layers or two strands.

Adjective

two-ply (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of two layers or two strands.
    • 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
  2. (textile fabrics) Consisting of two webs woven into one another.
    • two-ply carpet
  3. (manufactured articles, linen) Consisting of two thicknesses.
    • two-ply collar/two-ply cuff

two-ply meaning in Tamil

two-ply in Tamil

ஈரொட்டு

Origin of two-ply

From two + ply.

Questions about two-ply

What does two-ply mean?
Two-ply means consisting of two layers or two strands.
What is two-ply in Tamil?
Two-ply in Tamil is ஈரொட்டு. See Two-ply meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is two-ply?
Two-ply is an adjective.

Words near two-ply in the dictionary

  1. two-piece
  2. two-piece sleeve
  3. two-piece sleeves
  4. two-pieces
  5. two-pizza rule
  6. two-ply
  7. two-point conversion
  8. two-point conversions
  9. two-point perspective
  10. two-point perspectives
  11. two-port network

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Adapted from Wiktionary: two-ply (page history and authors); two-ply (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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