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three-ply

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three-ply (thrpl)
adj.
Consisting of three layers or strands.
three-ply
adj
1. having three layers or thicknesses
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing)
a.  (of knitting wool, etc.) three-stranded
b.  (as noun) the sweater was knitted in three-ply
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Adj.1.three-ply - having a thickness made up of three layers or strands; "three-ply cloth"; "three-ply yarn"
thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
Translations
three-ply [ˈθriːplaɪ] ADJ [wool] → triple, de tres hebras, de tres cabos; [wood, tissue paper] → de tres capas
three-ply [ˌθriːˈplaɪ] adj (wood) → a tre strati; (wool) → a tre capi, a tre fili
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