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Princeton's WordNet

  1. three-plyadjective

    having a thickness made up of three layers or strands

    "three-ply cloth"; "three-ply yarn"

Wiktionary

  1. three-plynoun

    Yarn having three strands

  2. three-plyadjective

    Having three strands or layers

ChatGPT

  1. three-ply

    Three-ply is a term that usually refers to a product made up of three layers or strands. It is often used to describe materials such as paper, yarn, or fabric which are made stronger and thicker through the combination of three individual layers or threads. This additional thickness brings improved durability and absorption to the material. Examples of use include three-ply toilet paper, three-ply yarn or three-ply plywood.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Three-plyadjective

    consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of three-ply in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of three-ply in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of three-ply in a Sentence

  1. Leana Wen:

    We need to be wearing at least a three-ply surgical mask, you can wear a cloth mask on top of that, but do not just wear a cloth mask alone.


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