Meaning

noun one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination

noun (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood

verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

originFrom Middle English plīen, pli, plie (“to bend, fold, mould, shape; to be flexible; to be submissive, humble oneself; to compel someone to submit”), from Anglo-Norman plier, plaier, pleier, ploier, and Middle French plier, ployer (“to bend, fold; to be submissive; to compel someone to submit”) (modern French plier, ployer), from Old French ploiier, pleier (“to fold”), from Latin plicāre (“to…

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