About once a year, houses made from adobe should be given a layer of mud.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Cupcakes are individual sized cakes topped with a layer of sweet icing.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

The artist can then add a second color of glass to make designs over the first layer of glass.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

L is for layers.Wearing loose, lightweight clothes, one layer on top of another, is better than wearing a single heavy layer of clothing.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

If the ground does freeze in your part of the world, simply cover your carrot garden with a thick layer of leaves or straw.

VOA: special.2009.02.24

Drop several seeds over the surface of the pot and cover with a thin layer of vermiculite, a substance that can hold air, water and nutrients.

VOA: special.2009.04.21

So did a thick, solid layer of sheep dung covering the floor.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

A thin layer of water runs over this surface.

VOA: special.2009.05.06