A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
To take off the shell or coat of.
A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.
A layer of tissue.