layer
noun
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface.
layered
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past participleof layer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof layer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
layernouna thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface.
Example Sentences
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In reality, they are densely packed, layered communities built by microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
BRQ: My uniform was fishnets with Ugg boots that went up to my knees, shorts and two layered tank tops or a collared shirt with a tank top underneath and the collar open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
A layered character study explores the many ways to sell a story and multi-layered fall ensembles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In those earliest works using magazine transfers, Cowin layered disjunctive images, visually uniting realities that can’t easily be reconciled emotionally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
I heard a number of sounds layered behind him—drums, a keyboard playing cosmic notes, and something low, like a saxophone.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
