Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Consisting of three layers or strands.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Threefold; consisting of three parts or thicknesses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having three
strands orlayers - noun
Yarn having three strands
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a thickness made up of three layers or strands
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Examples
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The dark, the glossy-wet, the formerly green banana leaf — three-ply — was open and inside the yellow mass: the dough, the yellow peas, the disintegrating carrot slices, the chicken with its skin, the hard boiled egg.
Un Tamal « Unknowing 2010
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Mr. Masson uses a 21¾-inch square, folded into three-ply, presented as square on the plate and then square when opened.
The Great Shrink William L. Hamilton 2011
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Dozens of cards made of three-ply, and hand-printed and illustrated.
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If you routinely venture into terrain with sharp rocks or thorny vegetation that can pierce the sidewall (such damage is not repairable), consider tires with actual three-ply sidewall construction.
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He stuffed a three-ply wedge of syrupy pancakes into his mouth.
Tough Customer Sandra Brown 2010
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THE CONDITION: Inflammation of the three-ply membrane around the brain and spinal cord called the meninges.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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The Atlanta-based company introduced its most premium toilet paper, a three-ply tissue called Quilted Northern Ultra Plush, in September 2008, just as the economy plummeted.
Expecting a Consumer Bounce, Georgia-Pacific Invests in Tissue Ellen Byron 2010
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THE CONDITION: Inflammation of the three-ply membrane around the brain and spinal cord called the meninges.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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The Atlanta-based company introduced its most premium toilet paper, a three-ply tissue called Quilted Northern Ultra Plush, in September 2008, just as the economy plummeted.
Expecting a Consumer Bounce, Georgia-Pacific Invests in Tissue Ellen Byron 2010
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The Atlanta-based company introduced its most premium toilet paper, a three-ply tissue called Quilted Northern Ultra Plush, in September 2008, just as the economy plummeted.
Expecting a Consumer Bounce, Georgia-Pacific Invests in Tissue Ellen Byron 2010
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