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layered, a.|ˈleɪəd| [f. layer n. 2 + -ed2.] Divided into layers; having layers (of a particular character or number); covered with layers; spec. in Cartography, having relief shown by the layer system.
1852G. W. Curtis Nile Notes in W. H. Gregory Egypt (1859) I. 270 Hills and regularly layered rocks. 1887Amer. Naturalist XXI. 420 Certain two-layered sponge-larvæ. 1898G. W. Steevens With Kitchener to Khartum 174 Our faces were layered with coffee colour. 1922Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 842/2 These remarks apply with special force to the ‘layered’ maps; changes in the tones of the layers will greatly alter their character. 1969C. B. M. Lock Mod. Maps & Atlases i. 40 For reasons of economy, hachures were omitted from the fourth or ‘popular’ edition published after the 1914–18 war... Publication of layered or shaded maps of selected tourist areas followed.
Add:2. Fashion. a. Applied to the look achieved by layer dressing (see *layer n. 5), and later also to clothes worn in this way. b. Of hair: cut in layers (see *layer v. 4).
1962Fashion Digest Fall/Winter 9 The look is layered... Skirt or pants, heavy shirt, bulky sleeved or sleeveless sweater, fishermen's sweaters, to mix or match liberally. 1963Glamour Feb. 129 This is an ideal style for naturally curly or wavy hair... Though it's layered, it still looks very soft. 1968N.Y. Times 21 June 26/4 Overwhelming enthusiasm was registered by the judges for the award to Miss Cashin..who designs for Sills & Co...for..her enduring affection for the concept of layered clothing. 1974Country Life 23 May 1316/1 A shirt over a high-necked sweater, an idea..now called ‘layered’ dressing. 1978Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. (Spring Fashion Suppl.) (caption) A layered skirt. 1984M. Piercy Fly away Home xii. 160 She made fun of Annette's new layered hairdo. 1991Hair Styling Feb. 26/2 (caption) A soft silhouette of curl is created with a gently layered crown and the fingers to fluff hair into place. |