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Ply

(1) the number of single yarns twisted together to form a plied yarn, or the number of plied yarns twisted together to form cord; (2) an individual yarn in a plied yarn or cord; (3) one of a number of layers of fabric; (4) the number of layers of fabric as a shirt collar, or of cord in a tire.

Committee

Trace Materials

Date Added to Lexicon

01/15/2025

Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)

ANSI/ASTM E1732 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2025. Source link

Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM E1732 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard is available from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org

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