three thicknesses of cloth

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• three-ply — adjective having a thickness made up of three layers or strands three ply cloth three ply yarn • Similar to: ↑thick * * * three ply «THREE PLY», adjective. having three thicknesses, layers, folds, or strands. * * * 1. adj. (of material) having… …   Useful english dictionary

• thickness — /thik nis/, n. 1. the state or quality of being thick. 2. the measure of the smallest dimension of a solid figure: a board of two inch thickness. 3. the thick part or body of something: the thickness of the leg. 4. a layer, stratum, or ply: three …   Universalium

• thickness — noun a) The property of being thick (in dimension). The thickness of the Earths crust is varies from two to 70 kilometres. b) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is. We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it… …   Wiktionary

• thickness — thick•ness [[t]ˈθɪk nɪs[/t]] n. 1) the state or quality of being thick 2) wam the measure of the smallest dimension of a solid figure: a board of two inch thickness[/ex] 3) the thick part of something 4) layer; ply: three thicknesses of… …   From formal English to slang

• thickness — [thik′nis] n. 1. the quality or condition of being thick 2. the measure of how thick a thing is, as distinguished from the length or width of any of its surfaces 3. a layer, stratum, etc. [three thicknesses of cloth] 4. the thickest place or part …   English World dictionary

• clothing and footwear industry — Introduction also called  apparel and allied industries,  garment industries,  or  soft goods industries,         factories and mills producing outerwear, underwear, headwear, footwear, belts, purses, luggage, gloves, scarfs, ties, and household… …   Universalium

• Battle Dress Uniform — (BDU) is the name of the military uniform that the armed forces of the United States have used as their standard uniform for combat situations since September 1981. The BDU has since been supplanted for desert, urban, and woodland use by the Army …   Wikipedia

• Army Combat Uniform — The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) is the current combat uniform worn by the United States Army. It is the successor to the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) and Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU) worn during the 1980s and 1990s. [… …   Wikipedia

• printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …   Universalium

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium