layer
[noun]
Synonyms: tier, row, seam, stratum, thickness

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I. lay‧er¹ S3 W3 AC /ˈleɪə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: lay¹ + -er]

1. an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things
layer of
A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture.
The moon was shining through a thin layer of cloud.
He pulled off layer upon layer of clothing (=many layers of clothing).
in layers
Arrange the peppers, garlic and tomatoes in layers. ⇒ ozone layer

2. one of several different levels in a complicated organization, system, set of ideas etc
layer of
We are operating with fewer layers of management.
There are multiple layers of meaning in the story.
the multi-layered nature of organizations (=they have many layers)

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II. layer² AC verb [transitive]

1. to make a layer of something or put something down in layers:
Layer the raw sliced vegetables in a shallow baking dish.

2. to cut someone’s hair so that the hair on top is in shorter lengths than the lower hair:
I have layered, shoulder-length brown hair.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

layer
noun
ADJ. fine, thin Everything was covered with a fine layer of dust.
deep, generous, heavy, thick Mulch with a generous layer of peat or compost.
bottom, inner, lower, middle, outer, surface, top, upper the upper layers of the earth's atmosphere
double | protective a protective layer of black plastic
ozone holes in the ozone layer
VERB + LAYER form Use enough gravel to form a layer about 50mm thick.
be covered by/with The body had been covered with a thin layer of soil.
LAYER + NOUN cake
PREP. beneath/under a/the ~ Beneath the surface layer of the skin are several further layers.
in ~s The building is constructed in layers.
~ of an extra layer of clothing a layer of bureaucracy multiple layers of meaning
PHRASES layer after/on/upon layer The remains lay buried under layer upon layer of black earth.

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