layer
noun /ˈleɪə(r)/, /leə(r)/
/ˈleɪər/
- a quantity or sheet of something that lies over a surface or between surfaces
- layer (of something) A thin layer of dust covered everything.
- Ducks have a thick layer of fat to keep them warm.
- How many layers of clothing are you wearing?
- Sunlight thickens the outer layer of the skin.
- in layers The paint is applied in layers.
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.
- 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 protective layer of black plastic
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- thin
- deep
- …
- form
- add
- apply
- …
- cake
- beneath a/the layer
- under a/the layer
- in layers
- …
- layer after layer
- layer upon layer
- layer (of something) 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
- You've got to fight your way through layer upon layer of bureaucracy.
- It was claimed that the reforms would add layers to the EU's political structure.
Extra Examples- I decided to peel back the layers of this story.
- a layer of bureaucracy
- multiple layers of meaning
Word OriginMiddle 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.