Layer Definition
lāər
layered, layering, layers
noun
layers
A person or thing that lays.
Webster's New World
A hen kept for laying eggs.
American Heritage
A single thickness, coat, fold, or stratum.
Webster's New World
A usually horizontal deposit or expanse; a stratum.
Layers of sedimentary rock; a layer of warm air.
American Heritage
A shoot or twig (of a living plant) bent down and partly covered with earth so that it may take root.
Webster's New World
verb
layered, layering, layers
To form layers.
Webster's New World
To grow (a plant) by means of a layer.
Webster's New World
To cut (hair) into different, usually overlapping lengths.
American Heritage
To arrange in or as if in layers.
Webster's New World
To trim and style (hair) to hang in layers.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Layer
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From Middle English leyer, leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks"), equivalent to lay +"Ž -er.
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