The meaning of LAYER is one that lays something (such as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs). How to use layer in a sentence.

Absurdly soft clothes designed in San Francisco and enjoyed by all.

A layer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things. ...the depletion of the ozone layer.

Layer definition: a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface.. See examples of LAYER used in a sentence.

n. 1. a. One that lays: a tile layer. b. A hen kept for laying eggs. 2. a. A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment: a layer of dust on the …

The noun layer describes a thin piece that's stacked on other thin pieces, like a layer of noodles in a lasagna dish. You can also apply a layer of paint to make your wall color more vivid. Layer …

Nov 12, 2025 · layer (third-person singular simple present layers, present participle layering, simple past and past participle layered) (ambitransitive) To cut or divide into layers.

Definition of layer noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to form, put down, or arrange in layers. Clothing to arrange or wear (clothing) in layers. lay•er (lā′ ər), n. a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the …

The shelf was covered in a thick layer of dust. (Definition of layer from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)