Main Entry:

¹lay·er

Pronunciation:

\ˈlā-ər, ˈler\

Function:

noun

Date:

13th century

1: one that lays (as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs)2 a: one thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or under another b: stratum c: horizon 23 a: a branch or shoot of a plant that roots while still attached to the parent plant b: a plant developed by layering

— lay·ered \ˈlā-ərd, ˈlerd\ adjective