Cal Wheeler

Joshua Nelson wrote:

> Doing tire research, I looked back through the google archives. There
> is a lot of talk about Thornbirds being 2-ply, some tires being
> bias-ply, others being other kinds of "ply." I am not familiar with
> this term... could someone tell me briefly what it means?

It's what Japanese folks do when they are taking off their hubcaps!

Guest

From: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Main Entry: 1ply
Pronunciation: 'plI
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): plied; ply·ing
Etymology: Middle English plien, short for applien to apply
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 a : to use or wield diligently <busily plying his pen> b : to practice or
perform diligently <ply a trade>
2 : to keep furnishing or supplying something to <plied us with liquor>
3 a : to make a practice of rowing or sailing over or on <the boat plies the
river> b : to go or travel regularly over, on, or through <jets plying the
skies>
intransitive senses
1 : to apply oneself steadily
2 : to go or travel regularly

Main Entry: 3ply
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): plied; ply·ing
Etymology: Middle English plien to fold, from Middle French plier, from
Latin plicare; akin to Old High German flehtan to braid, Latin plectere,
Greek plekein
Date: circa 1909
: to twist together <ply two single yarns>

Main Entry: 2ply
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural plies
Etymology: 3ply
Date: 1532
1 a : one of several layers (as of cloth) usually sewn or laminated together
b : one of the strands in a yarn c : one of the veneer sheets forming
plywood d : a layer of a paper or paperboard
2 : INCLINATION, BIAS

Main Entry: bi·as-ply tire
Pronunciation: 'bI-&s-"plI-
Function: noun
Date: 1968
: a pneumatic tire having crossed plies of cords set diagonally to the
center line of the tread


"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:b102b6e4.0310071232.35d89abc@posting.google.c om...
Doing tire research, I looked back through the google archives. There
is a lot of talk about Thornbirds being 2-ply, some tires being
bias-ply, others being other kinds of "ply." I am not familiar with
this term... could someone tell me briefly what it means?

Guest

From: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Main Entry: 1ply
Pronunciation: 'plI
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): plied; ply·ing
Etymology: Middle English plien, short for applien to apply
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 a : to use or wield diligently <busily plying his pen> b : to practice or
perform diligently <ply a trade>
2 : to keep furnishing or supplying something to <plied us with liquor>
3 a : to make a practice of rowing or sailing over or on <the boat plies the
river> b : to go or travel regularly over, on, or through <jets plying the
skies>
intransitive senses
1 : to apply oneself steadily
2 : to go or travel regularly

Main Entry: 3ply
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): plied; ply·ing
Etymology: Middle English plien to fold, from Middle French plier, from
Latin plicare; akin to Old High German flehtan to braid, Latin plectere,
Greek plekein
Date: circa 1909
: to twist together <ply two single yarns>

Main Entry: 2ply
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural plies
Etymology: 3ply
Date: 1532
1 a : one of several layers (as of cloth) usually sewn or laminated together
b : one of the strands in a yarn c : one of the veneer sheets forming
plywood d : a layer of a paper or paperboard
2 : INCLINATION, BIAS

Main Entry: bi·as-ply tire
Pronunciation: 'bI-&s-"plI-
Function: noun
Date: 1968
: a pneumatic tire having crossed plies of cords set diagonally to the
center line of the tread


"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:b102b6e4.0310071232.35d89abc@posting.google.c om...
Doing tire research, I looked back through the google archives. There
is a lot of talk about Thornbirds being 2-ply, some tires being
bias-ply, others being other kinds of "ply." I am not familiar with
this term... could someone tell me briefly what it means?

Guest

From: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Main Entry: 1ply
Pronunciation: 'plI
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): plied; ply·ing
Etymology: Middle English plien, short for applien to apply
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 a : to use or wield diligently <busily plying his pen> b : to practice or
perform diligently <ply a trade>
2 : to keep furnishing or supplying something to <plied us with liquor>
3 a : to make a practice of rowing or sailing over or on <the boat plies the
river> b : to go or travel regularly over, on, or through <jets plying the
skies>
intransitive senses
1 : to apply oneself steadily
2 : to go or travel regularly

Main Entry: 3ply
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): plied; ply·ing
Etymology: Middle English plien to fold, from Middle French plier, from
Latin plicare; akin to Old High German flehtan to braid, Latin plectere,
Greek plekein
Date: circa 1909
: to twist together <ply two single yarns>

Main Entry: 2ply
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural plies
Etymology: 3ply
Date: 1532
1 a : one of several layers (as of cloth) usually sewn or laminated together
b : one of the strands in a yarn c : one of the veneer sheets forming
plywood d : a layer of a paper or paperboard
2 : INCLINATION, BIAS

Main Entry: bi·as-ply tire
Pronunciation: 'bI-&s-"plI-
Function: noun
Date: 1968
: a pneumatic tire having crossed plies of cords set diagonally to the
center line of the tread


"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:b102b6e4.0310071232.35d89abc@posting.google.c om...
Doing tire research, I looked back through the google archives. There
is a lot of talk about Thornbirds being 2-ply, some tires being
bias-ply, others being other kinds of "ply." I am not familiar with
this term... could someone tell me briefly what it means?