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- nounply (noun) · plies (plural noun)
- a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material:"tiles that have a black PVC ply in the lamination"
- a strand of yarn or rope:"four-ply yarn"
- the number of layers or strands of which something is made:"the yarn can be any ply from two to eight"
- a reinforcing layer of fabric in a tire:"a six-ply whitewall tire"
- short for plywood
- (in game theory) the number of levels at which branching occurs in a tree of possible outcomes, typically corresponding to the number of moves ahead (in chess strictly half-moves ahead) considered by a computer program.
- a half-move (i.e. one player's move) in computer chess.
Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fold’): from French pli ‘fold’, from the verb plier, from Latin plicare ‘to fold’.verbply (verb) · plies (third person present) · plied (past tense) · plied (past participle) · plying (present participle)- work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements):"a tailor delicately plying his needle"
- work steadily at (one's business or trade); conduct:"he plied a profitable export trade"
- (of a vessel or vehicle) travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes:"ferries ply across a strait to the island"
- travel over (a route) regularly for commercial purposes:"the motion of the big tug as it plied the Jersey coastline"
- (ply someone with)provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way:"a flight attendant who plied them with soft drinks"
- direct (numerous questions) at someone:"the presiding judge plied him with a series of absurd questions"
Originlate Middle English: shortening of apply.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements):
- (of a vessel or vehicle) travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes:
- provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way:
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- The term "plies" has multiple meanings:123
- In the context of cloth, it refers to one of several layers sewn or laminated together.
- In ballet, it is a bending of the knees outward by a dancer with the back held straight.
- In general, it can refer to a layer, fold, or thickness of material (e.g., plywood, rope, yarn).
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.plural plies 1 a : one of several layers (as of cloth) usually sewn or laminated togetherwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plyplié noun plē-ˈā : a bending of the knees outward by a ballet dancer with the back held straightwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pliesply /plaɪ/ n (pl plies) a layer, fold, or thickness, as of cloth, wood, yarn, etc (in combination): four-ply a thin sheet of wood glued to other similar sheets to form plywood one of the strands twisted together to make rope, yarn, etcwww.wordreference.com/definition/plies PLIES definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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