layering
layering Lexical Profile
layering Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action or process of arranging, applying, or wearing something in overlapping strata or levels.
"Proper clothing layering is essential for staying warm and dry during winter mountain hikes."
A method of plant propagation in which a stem is induced to send out roots by surrounding it with soil while it remains attached to the parent plant.
"The gardener used simple layering to propagate new shrubs from the flexible lower branches of the jasmine."
The stage of money laundering in which illicitly obtained funds are moved through a complex series of financial transactions to obscure their original source.
"Forensic accountants uncovered an elaborate scheme of layering involving shell companies across multiple offshore jurisdictions."
• verb
To arrange, apply, or form in overlapping strata or thicknesses.
"The chef is layering thin slices of potato with cream and gruyere cheese to prepare the gratin."
To propagate a plant by bending a stem down and covering part of it with soil so that it forms roots while still attached to the parent plant.
"She spent the afternoon layering the trailing blackberries along the garden fence."