"multi-ply" meaning in English

See multi-ply in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From multi- + ply. Etymology templates: {{af|en|multi-|ply}} multi- + ply Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multi-ply (not comparable)
  1. Composed of several plies. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-multi-ply-en-adj-tNsV2Vsi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-

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