Look up: ply

1. ply
   [n] - one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread 2. [n] - (usually in combination) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood 3. [v] - apply oneself diligently 4. [v] - travel a route regularly 5. [v] - wield vigorously 6. [v] - use diligently
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2. ply
   A layer.
   Found on http://www.papiermache.co.uk/glossary/
   
   
3. Ply
   Load transmitting part of a bolted connection.
   Found on http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/desi
   
   
4. Ply
   A single thickness of steel forming part of a structural joint.
   Found on http://www.boltscience.com/pages/glossar
   
   
5. Ply
   An individual layer of a laminated material.
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6. Ply
   Constituent single layer used in fabricating or occurring within a composite structure. Also, the number of single yarns twisted together to form a plied yarn.
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7. ply
   a fibre web manufactured on a single web-forming unit(Fourdrinier wire,cylinder-vat unit etc.)and constituting an element in a multi-ply structure Category: Various industries and crafts • A layer of rubber-coated parallel cords. Category: Various industries and crafts • a si...
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8. Ply
   A term to denote the number of thicknesses or layers of roofing felt, veneer in plywood, or layers in built-up materials, in any finished piece of such material.
   Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/
   
   
9. Ply
   Ply transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Plied ; present participle & verbal noun Plying .] [ Middle English plien , French plier to fold, to bend, from Latin pl...
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10. Ply
    Ply intransitive verb 1. To bend; to yield. [ Obsolete] « It would rather burst atwo than plye .» Chaucer. « The willow plied , and gave way to the gust.» L'Estrange. 2. To act, ...
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11. Ply
    Ply noun [ Confer French pli , from plier . See Ply , v. ] 1. A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord. Arbuthnot. 2. Bent; turn; direction; bias. « The late learners ca...
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12. ply
    1. To bend. 'As men may warm wax with handes plie.' (Chaucer) ... 2. To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; to press upon; to urge importunately; as, to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with drink. 'And plies him with redoubled strokes' (Dryden) '...
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13. ply
    noun (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
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14. Ply
    • (v.) A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord. • (v. t.) To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; to press upon; to urge importunately; as, to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with drink. • (v. t.) To bend. • (v.) Bent; t...
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15. Ply
    - A term to denote the number of layers of roofing felt, veneer in plywood, or layers in built-up materials, in any finished piece of such material.
    Found on http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossa
    
    
16. Ply
    The number of layers of roofing: i.e. one-ply, two-ply.
    Found on http://www.pmel.org/Roofing-Glossary.htm
    
    
17. ply
    One layer of a laminated sheet
    Found on http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/glossary/vie
    
    
18. ply
    Two or more yarns that have been twisted together for greater strength before weaving.
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19. Ply
    Ply is Dorset slang for to bend.
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20. Ply
    Ply is Dorset slang for to bend.
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21. ply
    (mathematics, data) 1. Of a node in a tree, the number of branches between that node and the root. 2. Of a tree, the maximum ply of any of its nodes. (1998-12-29)
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22. Ply
    (game theory) In two-player sequential games, a `ply` refers to one turn taken by one of the players. The word is used to clarify what is meant when one might otherwise say "turn". "Turn" is problematic since it means different things in different traditions. For example, ...
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23. PLY
    (file format) `PLY` is a computer file format known as the `Polygon File Format` or the `Stanford Triangle Format`. The format was principally designed to store three dimensional data from 3D scanners. It supports a relatively simple description of a single object as a list of nominally flat ...
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