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medium-density overlay

medium-density overlay

An overlay of paper impregnated with a thermosetting resin; applied by a hot-press to plywood, fiberboard, particleboard, etc., usually to improve its appearance and durability.
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donated 12 medium-density overlay panels, each measuring 8 feet by 4 feet, to the project.
The leather-colored exterior siding is medium-density overlay plywood, the kind usually made into cabinetry.
offers medium-density overlays that are phenolic resin-impregnated papers coated with a partially cured phenolic resin on one side for lamination onto softwood, plywood and other substrates.
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