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Synonyms for layers

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

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Définition of layers

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 :
  • Then, between these layers, put a filling about 1/2 inch thick.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Powder the sugar, and strew it in layers between the slices of pine-apple.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Then put the mixture in layers in a pie-dish alternately with the preserve.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • There should be a certain number of layers of dough and layers of butter.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • The spore-mass or gleba, in its young state, is surrounded by four layers.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The thickness and texture of the two layers are about the same.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • On the completion of this stage, the layers of tubes below warmed into life.
  • Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall
  • If the layers were of sand, the rock is sandstone; if of clay, it is shale.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • It came piling in layers in the bays—a most wonderful spectacle!
  • Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
  • Sometimes there are layers of shale or clay, which makes a large amount of ash.
  • Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory
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