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21ply — I UK [plaɪ] / US noun two ply/three ply etc used as a measurement of the number of layers in toilet paper or plywood; used as a measurement of the number of strands in wool, rope, string etc II UK [plaɪ] / US verb Word forms ply : present tense… …
22ply — I. /plaɪ / (say pluy) verb (plied, plying) –verb (t) 1. to use; employ busily, or work with or at: to ply the needle. 2. to carry on, practise, or pursue: to ply a trade. 3. to treat with something repeatedly applied: I plied the fire with fresh… …
23ply — English has two distinct words ply, although ultimately they are related. The one meaning ‘fold, twist, layer’ [14], now mainly found in plywood [20] and in combinations such as twoply and three ply, comes from Old French pli, a derivative of the …
24ply — [[t]pla͟ɪ[/t]] plies, plying, plied 1) VERB If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it. [V n with n] Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn t well, plied her with food... [V n with n] The poor priest was plied with… …
25ply — {{11}}ply (n.) layer, late 15c., from M.Fr. pli a fold (13c.), from O.Fr. ploi (12c.), from stem of ployer (later pleier) to bend, to fold, from L. plicare to fold, lay see PLY (Cf. ply) (v.)). Now mainly in PLYWOOD (Cf. plywood). {{12}}ply (v.) …
26ply — 1. noun /plaɪ/ a) State, condition. You may be sure, in the ply I was now taking, I had no objection to the proposal, and was rather a tiptoe for its accomplishment. b) A layer of material. (two ply toilet paper) He proposed to build Deep Purple… …
27ply — Ka ā. Two ply, ka ā lua. ♦ To ply back and forth, haulani. ♦ Ply with frivolous questions, nīele, nieniele …
28ply — A layer of rubber coated parallel cords which forms a unit of a tire carcass. The plies are made of cord, fiberglass, steel, or structural fabric. See bias tire conventional cross ply radial ply tire plies tire ply …
29ply — I. verb (plied; plying) Etymology: Middle English plien, short for applien to apply Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to use or wield diligently < busily plying his pen > b. to practice or …
30Ply — Recorded in a number of forms including Play, Pley, Ple, Ply and the genitives Player and Pleyer, this unusual surname is of pre 7th century Olde English origins, or which it has two. Firstly, it is possible that it is an occupational surname for …
