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layer
[ ley-er ]
noun
- a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
a layer of soot on the windowsill; two layers of paint.
- something lying over or under something else; a level or tier:
There can be multiple layers of metaphor in a single poem.
- a bed; stratum:
alternating layers of basalt and sandstone.
- a person or thing that lays (often used in combination): a bricklayer.
a carpet layer;
a bricklayer.
- a hen kept for egg production.
- one of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other.
- Horticulture.
- a shoot or twig that is induced to root while still attached to the living stock, as by bending and covering with soil.
- a plant so propagated.
- Ropemaking. a machine for laying rope or cable.
verb (used with object)
- to make a layer of.
- to form or arrange in layers.
- to arrange or wear (clothing) in layers:
You can layer this vest over a blouse or sweater.
- to cut (hair) in overlapping layers of different lengths:
My hairdresser insisted on layering my hair at my last visit—I rather like it this way.
- Horticulture. to propagate by layering.
verb (used without object)
- to separate into or form layers.
- (of a garment) to permit of wearing in layers; be used in layering:
Frilly blouses don't layer well.
layer
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
- one of four or more levels of vegetation defined in ecological studies: the ground or moss layer, the field or herb layer, the shrub layer, and one or more tree layers
- a laying hen
- horticulture
- a shoot or branch rooted during layering
- a plant produced as a result of layering
verb
- to form or make a layer of (something)
- to take root or cause to take root by layering
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51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of layer1
Example Sentences
Some of the teenagers at a session in east London said they tried to keep themselves safe by wearing stab vests or multiple layers of clothing, the Mirror newspaper reported.
Along with gaseous reactive nitrogen, satellites burning up as they re-enter the atmosphere at the end of their lives leave tiny particles of aluminum oxide, imperilling the still-recovering ozone layer.
Use it in desserts, like a unique fruit cocktail with pernod, fennel fronds and tarragon for a layered anise flavor.
By removing layers of bureaucracy before publishing, the team avoids the “analysis paralysis” of other messaging shops, Dorr said.
Neeraj Singh, who is leading the Indian disaster response team working at the Buddhist academy, said the structure had collapsed like a "pancake" - one layer on top of another.
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