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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lay•er•ing (lā′ər ing),USA pronunciation n. - Clothingthe 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.
- Clothing[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.
[Hort.]Also, lay•er•age (lā′ər ij).USA pronunciation a method of propagating plants by causing their shoots to take root while still attached to the parent plant. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: layering /ˈleɪərɪŋ/ n - a method of propagation that induces a shoot or branch to take root while it is still attached to the parent plant
- the banded appearance of certain igneous and metamorphic rocks, each band being of a different mineral composition
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lay•er /ˈleɪɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:a layer of soot on the window sill.
- a bed;
stratum:alternating layers of basalt and sandstone. - a person or thing that lays:a carpet layer.
- a hen kept for egg production.
- Clothingone of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other:wore layers of warm clothing.
v. [~ + object] - to make a layer of.
- to form, put down, or arrange in layers.
- Clothingto arrange or wear (clothing) in layers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lay•er (lā′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- bed;
stratum:alternating layers of basalt and sandstone. - a person or thing that lays:a carpet layer.
- a hen kept for egg production.
- Clothingone of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other.
- [Hort.]
- Botanya shoot or twig that is induced to root while still attached to the living stock, as by bending and covering with soil.
- Botanya plant so propagated.
- Textiles[Ropemaking.]a machine for laying rope or cable.
v.t. - to make a layer of.
- to form or arrange in layers.
- Clothingto arrange or wear (clothing) in layers:You can layer this vest over a blouse or sweater.
- Botany[Hort.]to propagate by layering.
v.i. - to separate into or form layers.
- Clothing(of a garment) to permit of wearing in layers;
be used in layering:Frilly blouses don't layer well.
- Middle English leyer, legger. See lay1, -er1 1350–1400
lay′er•a•ble, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: layer /ˈleɪə/ n - a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
- a laying hen
- a shoot or branch rooted during layering
vb - to form or make a layer of (something)
- to take root or cause to take root by layering
Etymology: 14th Century leyer, legger, from lay1 + -er1 |