Layer | Mean of layer in English Dictionary

/ˈlejɚ/

• Noun
• an amount of something that is spread over an area
1. Everything was covered by a thin layer of sand/dust.
2. a layer of clouds
• a covering piece of material or a part that lies over or under another
1. The top layer of the rug is badly worn but the bottom layer is still OK.
2. The cake has three layers.
3. She glued together several layers of paper.
4. He was wearing several layers of clothing.
5. rocks that formed in layers from flows of lava
6. (US) When the weather is cold you should dress in layers. [=you should wear several pieces of clothing on top of one another]
7. His novels have many layers [=levels] of meaning.
8. a dish that has many layers of flavor [=that has many different flavors]
• a bird that lays eggs
1. Their hens were poor layers. [=their hens did not produce many eggs]

• a worker who lays something (such as bricks)
1. a brick layer
• Verb
• to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other
1. The next step in the recipe is to layer the pasta and the sauce in the pan. [=to place a layer of pasta in the pan, then a layer of sauce, then another layer of pasta, and so on]
2. We layered the fruit with whipped cream and served it with cookies.
3. He layered her hair. [=he cut her hair in sections that were different lengths]
4. pasta layered with sauce