ply
3ply
verbpliedply·ing
Definition of PLY
transitive verb
: to twist together <ply two single yarns>
Origin of PLY
Middle English plien to fold, from Anglo-French plier, pleier, from Latin plicare; akin to Old High German flehtan to braid, Latin plectere, Greek plekein
First Known Use: circa 1909
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