Main entry: layer
Definition: thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
Main entry: layer
Definition: a hen that lays eggs
Definition: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
Usage: slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach
Main entry: stratum, layer, level
Definition: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
Usage: a good actor communicates on several levels; a simile has at least two layers of meaning; the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
Main entry: layer
Definition: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
Main entry: layer
Definition: make or form a layer
Usage: layer the different colored sands