LA'YER, noun la'er. [from lay, the verb.] 1. A stratum; a bed; a body spread over another; as a layer of clay or of sand. 2. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation. 3. A hen that lays eggs.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI