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Layer vs Wrap - What's the difference?

layer | wrap |

As nouns the difference between layer and wrap

is that layer is a single thickness of some material covering a surface while wrap is wrap (food).

As a verb layer

is (ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers.

layer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
    • Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.
    After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer .
  • # An item of clothing worn under or over another.
  • It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers .
  • A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
    • I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
  • A person who lays things, such as tiles.
  • A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
    • When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers .
  • A hen kept to lay eggs.
  • A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

    • Synonyms

    * (stratum) stratum

    Derived terms

    * boundary layer * ozone layer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers
  • (ambitransitive) to arrange (something) in layers.
    • Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.

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    wrap

    English

    Verb

  • To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
  • To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
    • A snake wraps itself around its prey.
  • * Bryant
    • Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
  • (figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
  • * Carew
    • wise poets that wrap truth in tales
  • (transitive, or, intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
    • To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten.

    Quotations

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    Synonyms

    * enfold

    Antonyms

    * unwrap

    Derived terms

    * wrap around and wrap-around * wrap around one's little finger * wrappable * wrapper * wrapping * wrap up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
  • A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.
  • (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
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