layering
Americannoun
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the wearing of lightweight or unconstructed garments one upon the other, as to create a fashionable ensemble or to provide warmth without undue bulkiness or heaviness.
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Tailoring. the trimming of multiple layers of fabric at the seam allowance of a garment so as to prevent a ridge on the face of the garment when the seam is sewn.
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Horticulture. Also layerage a method of propagating plants by causing their shoots to take root while still attached to the parent plant.
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horticulture a method of propagation that induces a shoot or branch to take root while it is still attached to the parent plant
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geology the banded appearance of certain igneous and metamorphic rocks, each band being of a different mineral composition
Etymology
Origin of layering
Example Sentences
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Hadid was one of just 15 models working the show with 60 outfits, where each time the outfit was broken down to reveal new possible looks through layering.
From Barron's
This layering makes it difficult for investors and regulators to assess overall financial leverage in the system.
From MarketWatch
Navarro also built a detailed 3D physical model by layering muscle and skin over a skeletal framework.
From Science Daily
If that is the case, he argued, stronger defaults — higher starting deferrals, automatic escalation or more aggressive communication — might achieve similar results without layering on an additional 40 basis points annually.
From MarketWatch
"The massive sequencing effort and layering of sequence and structural methods enabled us to see patterns that were not visible prior to this genomic expansion."
From Science Daily
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