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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ley-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ ər

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Définition of layer

Origin :
  • late 14c., "one who or that lays" (especially stones, "a mason"), agent noun from lay (v.). Passive sense of "that which is laid over a surface" first recorded 1610s, but because earliest English use was in cookery, this is perhaps from French liue "binding," used of a thickened sauce. Layer cake attested from 1881.
  • noun coating, tier
Example sentences :
  • The sides of this hill he covered with a layer of bricks that the sand might not be blown away.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • There may be a second layer of bread on top of the meat if desired.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Place a layer of them in a stew-pan; then put in the duck and cover it with ham.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • This layer was evidently composed of the relics of a Romano-British people.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • If your omelet is to be sweet, before you fold it put in a layer of preserves.
  • Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen
  • Put a layer of the dark batter in the pan, then a layer of light, until the pan is full.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various
  • Put a layer of meat in the bottom of a saucepan, then a layer of potatoes, then one of onions.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Grease a pie-dish, and put a layer of sliced potatoes at the bottom.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Put a layer of macaroni in the bottom of a greased pie-dish.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • The second layer of stone is then placed and rolled in the same manner as the first.
  • Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
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