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Layer

ˈleɪə

Layer definitions
noun
layer layers
  1. a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body

    "arrange a layer of aubergines in a dish"

    • a level of seniority in the hierarchy of an organization

      "a managerial layer"

  2. a person or thing that lays something

    "the majority of fish are egg-layers"

  3. a shoot fastened down to take root while attached to the parent plant

    "they can be increased from cuttings and layers"

verb
layer layered layering layers
  1. arrange in a layer or layers

    "in an ovenproof dish layer the potato and courgette slices"

    • cut (hair) in overlapping layers

      "we layered the hair to give her lots of styling alternatives"

  2. propagate (a plant) as a layer