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three-ply

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having three strands or layers

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Yarn having three strands

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having a thickness made up of three layers or strands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • three-ply cloth
  • three-ply yarn

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: трохслаёвы (troxslajovy) — having three strands or layers
  • Belarusian: трохпласто́вы (troxplastóvy) — having three strands or layers
  • Hungarian: háromrétegű — having three strands or layers
  • Latin: trilīx — having three strands or layers
  • Manx: tree filley — having three strands or layers
  • Manx: tree illit — having three strands or layers
  • Manx: tree straihagh — having three strands or layers
  • Polish: trzywarstwowy — having three strands or layers
  • Polish: trójwarstwowy — having three strands or layers
  • Russian: трёхсло́йный (trjoxslójnyj) — having three strands or layers
  • Tagalog: tatlong kapal — having three strands or layers
  • Ukrainian: тришаро́вий (tryšaróvyj) — having three strands or layers