plywood

English

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) 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.
  • (countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

Etymology

Affix from English ply (bend, sheet) + English wood (mad, insane, wild, furious).

Origin

English

wood

Gloss

mad, insane, wild, furious

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