释义 |
multi-ply, n. and a. [f. multi- + ply n., plywood.] A. n. Plywood comprising more than three layers. B. adj. Designating textiles, etc., formed by having several threads or webs twisted together; also denoting paper comprising several layers.
1940Chambers's Techn. Dict. 563/2 Multi-ply, plywood formed of more than three layers of wood. 1950Gloss. Aeronaut. Terms (B.S.I.) i. 49 Multi-ply fabric, fabric formed of more than one ply. 1951Archit. Rev. CIX. 159 (caption) Multi-ply was developed during the war for aircraft propellers. 1962Times 3 Dec. (Agric. Suppl.) p. vii/5 The multi-ply paper sack. 1963A. J. Hall Textile Sci. i. 9 The threads may be single or consist of two, three, or more single threads twisted together to give what are often termed folded or multi-ply threads. 1966A. W. Lewis Gloss. Woodworking Terms 52 Laminated boards..include plywood, multi-ply, laminboard, [etc.]. |