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lay·er 
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Audio Help [ley-er] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint. |
| 2. | bed; stratum: alternating layers of basalt and sandstone. |
| 3. | a person or thing that lays: a carpet layer. |
| 4. | a hen kept for egg production. |
| 5. | one of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other. |
| 6. | Horticulture.
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| 7. | Ropemaking. a machine for laying rope or cable. |
| 8. | to make a layer of. |
| 9. | to form or arrange in layers. |
| 10. | to arrange or wear (clothing) in layers: You can layer this vest over a blouse or sweater. |
| 11. | Horticulture. to propagate by layering. |
| 12. | to separate into or form layers. |
| 13. | (of a garment) to permit of wearing in layers; be used in layering: Frilly blouses don't layer well. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
layer
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| lay·er
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n.
v. lay·ered, lay·er·ing, lay·ers v. tr.
v. intr.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
layer
1382, "one who or that lays" (especially stones, "a mason"), from lay (v.). Passive sense of "that which is laid" first recorded 1615, but since earliest Eng. use was in cookery, this is perhaps from Fr. liue "binding," used of a thickened sauce.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| layer | |
noun | |
| 1. | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
| 2. | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
| 3. | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: level] |
| 4. | a hen that lays eggs |
| 5. | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells |
verb | |
| 1. | make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈlayer1 noun
a thickness or covering
Example: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.
ˈlayer2 nounExample: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.
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something which lays, especially a hen
Example: a good layer
ˈlayer verbExample: a good layer
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to put, cut or arrange in layers
Example: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.
See also: lay-by, layabout, layout, laid up, lay, lay (one's) hands on, lay aside, lay bare, lay by, lay down, lay in, lay low, lay off, lay on, lay out, lay up, lay wasteExample: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
layer lay·er (lā'ər)
n.
A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment. v. lay·ered, lay·er·ing, lay·ers
To divide or form into layers.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: lay·er
Pronunciation: 'lA-&r, 'le(-&)r
Function: noun
1 : one thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or underanother
2 : STRATUM 1
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
layer
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| The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe |
Layer
Lair\, n. [OE. leir, AS. leger; akin to D. leger, G. lager couch, lair, OHG. laga?, Goth. ligrs, and to E. lie. See Lie to be prostrate, and cf. Layer, Leaguer.]1. A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast. 2. A burying place. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 3. A pasture; sometimes, food. [Obs.] --Spenser.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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