-ply
suffixUK /plaɪ/
US /plaɪ/
A part added to a word that means having a certain number of layers or folds.
A three-ply rope is made of three twisted strands.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Used to describe yarn or rope with a stated number of strands twisted together.
She knitted the scarf from four-ply wool.
3. Used to describe wood or paper made of a stated number of thin layers pressed together.
The model airplane was built from three-ply balsa wood.
4. Used to describe toilet paper or tissue with a stated number of layers.
They bought a pack of two-ply tissues.