layering
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.
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How to use layering in a sentence
The Aerolite’s limited temperature rating, together with these layering guidelines, illustrates the role the bag is intended to fill.
The first of hundreds of Power Dry base-layer tops and bottoms come from Eastern Mountain Sports and Patagonia, which calls it Capilene, and launches a revolution in the art of layering.
Lawmakers have had difficulty grappling with the layering of immediate and longer-lasting crises.
Now Is Our Chance to Rebuild U.S. Public Schools To Address Both Climate Change and Racial Inequality | Daniel Aldana Cohen | July 30, 2021 | TimeThe layering across frequencies really added up to exceptional sound quality, with guitar riffs thrumming under vocals.
CX True Wireless review: Basic Sennheiser earbuds that sound anything but | Tony Ware | July 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFor instance, he doubts that the tree-ring layering would really occur.
Spin in this Milky Way bar may show cosmic dark matter does exist | Emily Conover | July 19, 2021 | Science News For Students
Minaj further mystifies her motives by layering these terrifying, offensive visual cues with her own totally incongruous lyrics.
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Only’ Lyrics Video Is Like a Loose Adaptation of ‘Mein Kampf’ ft. Drake | Amy Zimmerman | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I think every cyclist including me will be layering it on,” she said.
Another key theme was layering—such as textured miniskirts over longer, narrow skirts—and suede or tutus over layers.
The bust detail on his dresses often mimicked the layering of petals, for instance.
Raf Simons Debuts at Christian Dior With Couture Collection | Robin Givhan | July 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe final dresses, in fuchsia with embroidery, appliqué, layering and all manner of technical wizardry were a Cinderella dream.
Paris Fall Fashion Week Ends With Vuitton and Kanye | Robin Givhan | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe summer is the best period for layering the young shoots.
Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne ParsonsOne year this tree began to fail and I tried to save it or propagate it by layering and sprouting seeds.
Growing Nuts in the North | Carl WeschckeExperimentally, 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 WeschckeShould a vine become old and feeble, it can be renewed by layering.
It is usually propagated by grafts, or by layering or inarching, rather than by seed.
British Dictionary definitions for layering
/ (ˈleɪərɪŋ) /
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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