layering: Meaning and Definition of

lay•er•ing

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. a method of propagating plants by causing their shoots to take root while still attached to the parent plant.