multi-ply
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of multi-ply
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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In the eighteen-seventies, cities were infamous for using ballots printed on multi-ply tissue paper in order to multiply candidates’ votes.
From The New Yorker • May 20, 2016
It went into the floor, vaporizing the surface and carbonizing the multi-ply wood layer beneath it.
From The Hate Disease by Leinster, Murray
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