layering
Americannoun
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the wearing of lightweight or unconstructed garments one upon the other, as to create a fashionable ensemble or to provide warmth without undue bulkiness or heaviness.
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Tailoring. the trimming of multiple layers of fabric at the seam allowance of a garment so as to prevent a ridge on the face of the garment when the seam is sewn.
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Horticulture. Also layerage a method of propagating plants by causing their shoots to take root while still attached to the parent plant.
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horticulture a method of propagation that induces a shoot or branch to take root while it is still attached to the parent plant
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geology the banded appearance of certain igneous and metamorphic rocks, each band being of a different mineral composition
Etymology
Origin of layering
Example Sentences
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Continue layering until you reach the top of your cup.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Things can get even murkier when SPV layering is involved.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Banks lend to the private-credit market in at least seven ways, and there can be a dangerous layering effect, the Financial Stability Board, an international group of financial regulators, said in a report Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
This disrupts the original layering, so instead of a continuous timeline, researchers get "snapshots" of climate conditions from different points in the past.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
And started layering on another story of bricks.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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