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Word layer
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈleɪə(r) / BrE / leə(r) /
Example
  • a thin layer of dust covered everything.
  • how many layers of clothing are you wearing?
  • there were too many layers of management in the company.
  • the layers of meaning in the poem
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layer

(noun)BrE / ˈleɪə(r) / BrE / leə(r) /
  1. a quantity or thickness of something that lies over a surface or between surfaces
    • A thin layer of dust covered everything.
    • How many layers of clothing are you wearing?
  2. a level or part within a system or set of ideas
    • There were too many layers of management in the company.
    • the layers of meaning in the poem

    Extra Examples

    • Beneath the surface layer of the skin are several further layers.
    • Everything was covered with a fine layer of dust.
    • He paints a base coat, allows it to dry, and then adds layers of paint.
    • I decided to peel back the layers of this story.
    • Mulch with a generous layer of peat or compost.
    • The body had been covered with a thin layer of soil.
    • The building is constructed in layers.
    • The product is made from a single layer of plastic.
    • The recipe calls for alternating layers of meat sauce and pasta.
    • The remains lay buried under layer upon layer of black earth.
    • They put on thick hats and extra layers of clothing.
    • Use enough gravel to form a layer about 50mm thick.
    • We’re flying just below a cloud layer at 33 000 feet.
    • a layer of bureaucracy
    • a protective layer of black plastic
    • an extra layer of clothing
    • holes in the ozone layer
    • multiple layers of meaning
    • the upper layers of the earth’s atmosphere
    • Brush each layer of filo pastry with melted butter.
    • The channel became silted up with layer upon layer of sludge.
    • The dessert is chocolate mousse between layers of coffee and chocolate sponge.
    • This provides the waterproof top layer of the roof.
    • You’ll need to wear extra layers of clothing.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (denoting a mason): from lay (verb) + -er. The sense ‘stratum of material covering a surface’ (early 17th cent.) may represent a different spelling of an obsolete agricultural use of lair denoting quality of soil.
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