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layer definition

layer (lā′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that lays
  2. a single thickness, coat, fold, or stratum
  3. a shoot or twig (of a living plant) bent down and partly covered with earth so that it may take root

intransitive verb

to form layers

transitive verb

  1. to grow (a plant) by means of a layer ()
  2. to arrange in or as if in layers
  3. to trim and style (hair) to hang in layers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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