plywood

[plahy-wood]

noun

1. a material used for various building purposes, consisting usually of an odd number of layers of wood veneer glued over each other, such that the wood grain of each layer is perpendicular to the layers surrounding it.

plywood

/ ˈplaɪˌwʊd /

noun

1. a structural board consisting of an odd number of thin layers of wood glued together under pressure, with the grain of one layer at right angles to the grain of the adjoining layer

Word History and Origins

Origin of plywood¹

First recorded in 1905–10; ply ² + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Home Depot said a lack of storms in the third quarter weighed on its sales particularly for roofing, power generation and plywood and that a weak housing market and consumer uncertainty continued to hurt demand.

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His little oil on plywood depicts an imagined place.

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"We have put plywood on the front of the house to protect against rain and wind," he said.

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They are often homemade and constructed using fibreglass and plywood.

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The first time we see El Barrio in the film, he’s painting a plywood sign propped on the side of a truck bed with care and precision as Radio Jornalera plays in the background.

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