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   Lay·er

   /ˈlāər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body: "bears depend on a layer of blubber to keep them warm in the water"
   • ▪ a level of seniority in the hierarchy of an organization: "a managerial layer"
   • 2. a person or thing that lays something: "the worms are prolific egg-layers"
   • 3. a shoot fastened down to take root while attached to the parent plant: "they can be increased from cuttings and layers"

   verb

   • 1. arrange in a layer or layers: "in an ovenproof dish layer the potato and zucchini slices"
   • ▪ cut (hair) in overlapping layers: "we layered the hair to give her lots of styling alternatives"
   • 2. propagate (a plant) as a layer.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a mason): from lay1 + -er1. The sense ‘stratum of material covering a surface’ (early 17th century) may represent a respelling of an obsolete agricultural use of lair1 denoting quality of soil.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • A

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   • Y

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   • E

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   • R

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