multi-ply

[ muhl-tee-plahy, muhl-tahy- ]

adjective

1. having or composed of several plies:

   a multi-ply fabric.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multi-ply¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

It went into the floor, vaporizing the surface and carbonizing the multi-ply wood layer beneath it.

From Project Gutenberg