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ply⋅wood

[plahy-wood]
–noun
a material used for various building purposes, consisting usually of an odd number of veneers glued over each other, usually at right angles.

Origin:
1905–10; ply 2 + wood 1
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ply·wood   (plī'wŏŏd')   
n.  A structural material made of layers of wood glued together, usually with the grains of adjoining layers at right angles to each other.

[ply1 + wood1.]
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