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layering
[ ley-er-ing ]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- Horticulture. Also ·· [] a method of propagating plants by causing their shoots to take root while still attached to the parent plant.
layering
/ ˈɪəɪŋ /
noun
- horticulture a method of propagation that induces a shoot or branch to take root while it is still attached to the parent plant
- geology the banded appearance of certain igneous and metamorphic rocks, each band being of a different mineral composition
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They slow-cook the beef in Indonesian spices for four hours before layering it with sauerkraut, mayo, sweet mustard, and pickles on sourdough.
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That’s layering speculation on speculation, as it’s hard enough to predict which player is going where, let alone forecasting trades.
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His large-scale paintings explore memory and loss, layering patterns and colours to create "haunting, dreamlike scenes".
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Placing clothes inside it is satisfying, like layering a mille-feuille cake.
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A dish of such pure, indulgent comfort that it barely registers as sophisticated, yet a classic example of allium layering at its most intuitive.
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