Meanings
- not comparableHaving three strands or layers
The vestibule ceilings are of three-ply, in removable sections to give access to the air-conditioning units, filters, and Pullman gangway control springs situated above.
1946 November and December, “New L.M.S.R. Royal Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 3711 more example
It has been found that although the two-ply moquette used in L.T. train upholstery was of equal weight to the three-ply fabric used in L.T. buses, the bus fabric had 50 per cent longer life, and accordingly it is now being used also for trains.
1961 February, “Talking of Trains: New L.T. research laboratory”, in Trains Illustrated, page 77
- uncountableYarn having three strands
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a thickness made up of three layers or strands
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Hungarian háromrétegű
- háromrétegűhaving three strands or layers
Latin trilīx
- trilīxhaving three strands or layers
Polish trzywarstwowy, trójwarstwowy
- trzywarstwowyhaving three strands or layers
- trójwarstwowyhaving three strands or layers
Russian трёхсло́йный
- трёхсло́йный (trjoxslójnyj)having three strands or layers
Tagalog tatlong kapal
- tatlong kapalhaving three strands or layers
Ukrainian тришаро́вий
- тришаро́вий (tryšaróvyj)having three strands or layers
Cite this entry
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