plywood — 1907, from PLY (Cf. ply) (n.) + WOOD (Cf. wood) (n.). So called because the layers are arranged so that the grain of one runs at right angles to that of the next … Etymology dictionary
plywood — ► NOUN ▪ thin strong board consisting of two or more layers of wood glued together … English terms dictionary
plywood — [plī′wood΄] n. [ PLY1 + WOOD1] a construction material made of thin layers of wood glued and pressed together, usually with their grains at right angles to one another … English World dictionary
Plywood — Softwood plywood made from spruce Plywood is a type of manufactured timber made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re usable, and can usually be locally… … Wikipedia
plywood — noun a) 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… … Wiktionary
plywood — [[t]pla͟ɪwʊd[/t]] N UNCOUNT Plywood is wood that consists of thin layers of wood stuck together. ...a sheet of plywood … English dictionary
Plywood saw — A plywood saw has a fine toothed blade that minimizes tearing of the outer plies of a sheet of plywood. An extra set of teeth on the curved upper edge of the blade allows starting of a cut on the inside of a panel (away from the edge) without… … Wikipedia
plywood saw — noun A saw for cutting plywood that has a fine toothed blade to minimize tearing of the outer plies of a sheet of plywood. An extra set of teeth on the curved upper edge of the blade allows starting of a cut on the inside of a panel (away from… … Wiktionary
plywood — noun Date: 1907 a structural material consisting of sheets of wood glued or cemented together with the grains of adjacent layers arranged at right angles or at a wide angle … New Collegiate Dictionary
plywood — Synonyms and related words: beam, billet, board, boarding, clapboard, coat, coating, collop, cord, cordwood, covering, cut, deal, disk, driftwood, feuille, film, firewood, flap, foil, fold, hardwood, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated… … Moby Thesaurus
