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Webster 1913 Edition
Layer
1.
One who, or that which, lays.
2.
[Prob. a corruption of
lair
.] That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another;
as, a
layer
of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer
of bricks, or of plaster; the layers
of an onion.3.
A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation.
4.
An artificial oyster bed.
Webster 1828 Edition
Layer
LA'YER
,Noun.
1.
A stratum; a bed; a body spread over another; as a layer of clay or of sand.2.
A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation.3.
A hen that lays eggs.Definition 2024
layer
layer
English
Noun
layer (plural layers)
- A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.
- After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.
- A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
- I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
- One of the items in a hierarchy.
- mired in layers of deceit
- 2001, C/C++ Users Journal (volume 19, page 38)
- Right above the database access layer sits a number cruncher that performs any calculations that a particular request may require, such as computing a standard deviation. In many cases, this layer just forwards raw numbers.
Synonyms
- (stratum): stratum
Derived terms
- boundary layer
- orchestration layer
- ozone layer
Translations
single thickness of some material covering a surface
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item of clothing worn under or over another
deposit
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person who lays things, such as tiles
hen kept to lay eggs
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shoot of a plant
Verb
layer (third-person singular simple present layers, present participle layering, simple past and past participle layered)
- (transitive, intransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers
- (transitive, intransitive) to arrange (something) in layers.
- Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.
Translations
to cut or divide into layers
to arrange in layers
Etymology 2
Noun
layer (plural layers)
- A person who lays things, such as tiles.
- A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
- When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers.
- A hen kept to lay eggs.
- A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.