- present participle of layer.
layering
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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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We’ll have a discussion with our staff when we do the recording, and to bring out the “Neo-ness” in the song, I think we just achieve this by just layering our voices together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The New York-born singer gained fame by layering his own music over clips of the popular video game “Fortnite” and with the viral TikTok track “Romantic Homicide.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"At the Japan Trench, the geologic layering basically predetermines where the fault will form," said study co-author Patrick Fulton, an associate professor in Cornell University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
From the scaffolding, restorers have been meticulously filling in damaged portions of the frescoes and conservatively layering paint over bare sections with delicate brushes, their hands protected by gloves.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Mama kept an eye on both of us as we moved on to peeling sweet potatoes, then layering them in the pan.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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