as in weaved
to cause to twine about one another
two single yarns were plied together to get the fabric that smooth, firm feel
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Recent Examples of plied
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The boom has long passed and the route is now plied by the Ferrobús, which vaguely resembles a coach on rails and follows a truncated route between Oruro and the town of Villazón on the Argentine border.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The hydrophilic yarn and the reinforcement yarn are plied together, configured into that plurality of valleys, the patent summary reads.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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Adrian Smith of Adrian Smith + Gordon Hill Architecture is the main designer for this project – the same genius who plied his trade to design the Burj Khalifa.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The boom has long passed and the route is now plied by the Ferrobús, which vaguely resembles a coach on rails and follows a truncated route between Oruro and the town of Villazón on the Argentine border.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The hydrophilic yarn and the reinforcement yarn are plied together, configured into that plurality of valleys, the patent summary reads.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Plied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plied. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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