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Adjective: bias-ply
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: cross-ply)
  1. Of or relating to an older kind of automobile tire that had a flexible tread and relatively stiff sidewalls
    "Among these composites, bias-ply laminates have been extensively studied";
    - cross-ply [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Bias-ply