two-ply
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]two-ply (not comparable)
- Consisting of two layers or two strands.
- 1961 February, “Talking of Trains: New L.T. research laboratory”, in Trains Illustrated, page 77:
- 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.
- (textile fabrics) Consisting of two webs woven into one another.
- two-ply carpet
- (manufactured articles, linen) Consisting of two thicknesses.
- two-ply collar/two-ply cuff