dress in layers

: to make or set straight

: to arrange (troops, equipment, etc.) in a straight line and at proper intervals

: to prepare for use or service

: apparel, clothing

: an outer garment (as for a woman or girl) usually consisting of a one-piece bodice and skirt

: covering, adornment, or appearance appropriate or peculiar to a particular time

: suitable for a formal occasion

: requiring or permitting formal dress

: relating to or used for a dress

: one that lays something (such as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs)

: one thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or under another

: stratum

: to propagate (a plant) by means of layers

: to place as a layer

: to place a layer on top of