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lay•er

Pronunciation: (lā'ur), [key]
—n.
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. Hort.
a. a shoot or twig that is induced to root while still attached to the living stock, as by bending and covering with soil.
b. a plant so propagated.
7. Ropemaking.a machine for laying rope or cable.

—v.t.
1. to make a layer of.
2. to form or arrange in layers.
3. to arrange or wear (clothing) in layers: You can layer this vest over a blouse or sweater.
4. Hort.to propagate by layering.

—v.i.
1. to separate into or form layers.
2. (of a garment) to permit of wearing in layers; be used in layering: Frilly blouses don't layer well.

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