three-ply

[three-plahy]

adjective

1. consisting of three thicknesses, laminations, strands, or the like.

three-ply

adjective

1. having three layers or thicknesses

2. 1. (of knitting wool, etc) three-stranded

   2. ( as noun )

      the sweater was knitted in three-ply

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-ply¹

First recorded in 1865–70