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[ ley -er-ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈleɪ ər ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the wearing of lightweight or unconstructed garments one upon the other, as to create a fashionable ensemble or to provide warmth without undue bulkiness or heaviness.
Tailoring . the trimming of multiple layers of fabric at the seam allowance of a garment so as to prevent a ridge on the face of the garment when the seam is sewn.
Horticulture .Also lay·er·age [ley -er-ij]. /ˈleɪ ər ɪdʒ/. a method of propagating plants by causing their shoots to take root while still attached to the parent plant. Origin of layering layer + -ing1
Words nearby layering laydown, lay down the law, layer, layer board, layer cake, layering , layer of rods and cones, layette, lay eyes on, lay figure, lay for
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Example sentences from the Web for layering Minaj further mystifies her motives by layering these terrifying, offensive visual cues with her own totally incongruous lyrics.
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“I think every cyclist including me will be layering it on,” she said.
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Another key theme was layering —such as textured miniskirts over longer, narrow skirts—and suede or tutus over layers.
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The bust detail on his dresses often mimicked the layering of petals, for instance.
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The final dresses, in fuchsia with embroidery, appliqué, layering and all manner of technical wizardry were a Cinderella dream.
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This operation is variously known as “summer,” "herbaceous," “green” and “soft” layering .
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde Bailey
The summer is the best period for layering the young shoots.
Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne Parsons
Experimentally, I have been able to produce new plants from this tree by layering young shoots coming from the roots.
Growing Nuts in the North | Carl Weschcke
The varieties may be propagated by cuttings, or by layering ; but they root, by both modes, with great difficulty.
Woodland Gleanings | Charles Tilt
Increase roses and American shrubs, by layering , budding or cuttings, and go on with the layering of carnations and picotees.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for layering noun horticulture a method of propagation that induces a shoot or branch to take root while it is still attached to the parent plant
geology the banded appearance of certain igneous and metamorphic rocks, each band being of a different mineral composition
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