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layer

n. each of the drawing boards of a computer graphics

layer

n. protocol involved in transmission services

layer

n. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

layer

n. thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

layer

v. make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"

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bed

n. (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"

seam, bed

n. a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"

plate, crustal plate

n. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

covering, natural covering, cover

n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

blanket, mantle

n. anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"

coat

n. an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

coat, pelage

n. growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

vein, nervure

n. any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ

vein, nervure

n. one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

cover

v. provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

v. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

shroud

v. wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"

laminate

v. cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material; "laminate the table"

stratify

v. form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"

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