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plywood

noun
/ˈplaɪwʊd/

Etymology

From ply (“sheet”) + wood.

  1. derived from *h₁weydʰh₁-✻
  2. inherited from *widuz✻
  3. inherited from *widu✻
  4. inherited from wudu
  5. inherited from wode
  6. formed as plywood — “ply + wood”

Definitions

  1. Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer…

    Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer glued together, laid up with alternating layers having their grain perpendicular to each other.

    • After the hurricane there was a severe regional shortage of plywood, especially exterior plywood.

  2. A specific grade or type of this construction material.

    • We stock exterior plywoods, interior plywoods, and furniture plywoods.

  3. To fit or block up with plywood.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA