plywoodn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈplʌɪwʊd/, U.S.

/ˈplaɪˌwʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ply n., wood n.¹

Etymology: < ply n. + wood n.¹

A. n.

Board made of two or more thin layers of wood bonded together with the grain of adjacent layers crosswise to give increased strength and resistance to warping, or sometimes of two series of such layers sandwiching a thicker central core of a different material; an example of this. Cf. laminated wood at laminated adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > wood-based materials > [noun] > plywood

plywood1907

laminboard1927

ply1929

plyboard1929

block-board1932

improved wood1937

multi-ply1940

glulam1953

1907 Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 Apr. 818/2 (advt.) Agents for Swedish..wood goods..ply wood (oak, birch, alder, etc.).

1919 A. W. Judge Handbk. Mod. Aeronaut. iv. 234 The ply-woods chiefly employed in aeroplane work may vary from ¹/ ₈ to ¹/ ₄ in. in thickness, and are made of ash or birch with an intermediate layer of poplar..or white~wood.

1922 W. Schlich Man. Forestry (ed. 4) I. 228 These pines..are also used for butter boxes, plywood, etc.

1940 H. R. Simonds Industr. Plastics x. 273 Formed or molded plywood is becoming increasingly important for the manufacture of trays, shallow dishes and bowls.

1957 Times 12 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. xvi/4 A new type of express cabin cruiser..costs less than $4,000, is mostly built of plywood, and can be easily hoisted onto a trailer.

1994 C. Grant X-Files: Goblins i. 5 He paused at the curb, then crossed over and moved on up the street, keeping close to the..the empty shops with plywood for windows.

B. adj. (attributive).

Made of plywood.

ΚΠ

1920 Sci. Monthly Oct. 327 The most perfect example I ever saw of building up a plywood structure to support all the loads on it was the frame of the German Schutte-Lanz airship.

1994 Beautiful Brit. Columbia Fall 32/3 Two plywood cabins stand on the flats of the estuary.

2005 Woodworker May 42/1 The jig is essentially a plywood table on which the router runs.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1926 Glasgow Herald 1 Oct. 5 The prosperity of the plywood industry.

1964 B. Latham Wood xiii. 163 In the large modern plywood mills..very little hand labour is employed. Another great plywood-producing area is the Baltic.

1998 Earth Matters Autumn 12/2 Atfield buys the plastic by the tonne and turns it into sheets using old plywood pressers from the 1930s.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plywood
释义	plywoodn.adj. Brit. /ˈplʌɪwʊd/, U.S. /ˈplaɪˌwʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ply n., wood n.¹ Etymology: < ply n. + wood n.¹ A. n. Board made of two or more thin layers of wood bonded together with the grain of adjacent layers crosswise to give increased strength and resistance to warping, or sometimes of two series of such layers sandwiching a thicker central core of a different material; an example of this. Cf. laminated wood at laminated adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > wood-based materials > [noun] > plywood plywood1907 laminboard1927 ply1929 plyboard1929 block-board1932 improved wood1937 multi-ply1940 glulam1953 1907 Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 Apr. 818/2 (advt.) Agents for Swedish..wood goods..ply wood (oak, birch, alder, etc.). 1919 A. W. Judge Handbk. Mod. Aeronaut. iv. 234 The ply-woods chiefly employed in aeroplane work may vary from ¹/ ₈ to ¹/ ₄ in. in thickness, and are made of ash or birch with an intermediate layer of poplar..or white~wood. 1922 W. Schlich Man. Forestry (ed. 4) I. 228 These pines..are also used for butter boxes, plywood, etc. 1940 H. R. Simonds Industr. Plastics x. 273 Formed or molded plywood is becoming increasingly important for the manufacture of trays, shallow dishes and bowls. 1957 Times 12 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. xvi/4 A new type of express cabin cruiser..costs less than $4,000, is mostly built of plywood, and can be easily hoisted onto a trailer. 1994 C. Grant X-Files: Goblins i. 5 He paused at the curb, then crossed over and moved on up the street, keeping close to the..the empty shops with plywood for windows. B. adj. (attributive). Made of plywood. ΚΠ 1920 Sci. Monthly Oct. 327 The most perfect example I ever saw of building up a plywood structure to support all the loads on it was the frame of the German Schutte-Lanz airship. 1994 Beautiful Brit. Columbia Fall 32/3 Two plywood cabins stand on the flats of the estuary. 2005 Woodworker May 42/1 The jig is essentially a plywood table on which the router runs. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1926 Glasgow Herald 1 Oct. 5 The prosperity of the plywood industry. 1964 B. Latham Wood xiii. 163 In the large modern plywood mills..very little hand labour is employed. Another great plywood-producing area is the Baltic. 1998 Earth Matters Autumn 12/2 Atfield buys the plastic by the tonne and turns it into sheets using old plywood pressers from the 1930s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1907
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