ply

English

/plaɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • A layer of material.
  • A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
  • (colloquial)
  • (artificial intelligence) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
  • (now) A condition, a state.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pleit derived from pli derived from Middle French pli derived from Latin plicāre (fold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (weave, plait, fold, twine, braid).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pleḱ-

Gloss

weave, plait, fold, twine, braid

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

織

Emoji

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