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Definition of "two-ply" [two•-ply]

  • Made of two interwoven layers. (adjective)
  • Consisting of two thicknesses or strands: two-ply yarn. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "two-ply" in a sentence
  • "NAPKIN SIZE INDEX Applebee's uses a two-ply paper napkin that is 15 by 17 inches."
  • "I think the issue is important to highlight, though, because it's really about so much more than the question of quilted or two-ply; it's about how BPA and other unregulated and potentially dangerous chemicals have become so pervasive that they're in virtually everything we come into contact with."
  • "This should consist of no less than three double rolls of two-ply, a small-ish, hand-held plunger, the coffee-table edition of "Texts from Last Night" and perhaps your PDA to update this blog with more gross, immature content."
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