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Definition of layer verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

layer

verb
 
/ˈleɪə(r)/,
 
/leə(r)/
 
/ˈleɪər/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they layer
 
/ˈleɪə(r)/,
 
/leə(r)/
 
/ˈleɪər/
he / she / it layers
 
/ˈleɪəz/,
 
/leəz/
 
/ˈleɪərz/
past simple layered
 
/ˈleɪəd/,
 
/leəd/
 
/ˈleɪərd/
past participle layered
 
/ˈleɪəd/,
 
/leəd/
 
/ˈleɪərd/
-ing form layering
 
/ˈleɪərɪŋ/,
 
/ˈleərɪŋ/
 
/ˈleɪərɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. layer something to arrange something in layers
    • Layer the potatoes and onions in a dish.
    • The meat and potatoes are layered in a shallow dish.
  2. to cut hair in layers of different lengths
    • be layered Her hair had been layered.
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  3. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a mason): from lay (verb) + -er. The sense ‘stratum of material covering a surface’ (early 17th cent.) may represent a different spelling of an obsolete agricultural use of lair denoting quality of soil.
See layer in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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