A thin layer of snow did indeed cover the ground.
It was as though a layer of ice had covered his feelings.
A light layer of snow covered the ground, and the trees grew almost right up to the house.
It is however covered by a thick layer of ice.
A thin layer of dust covered everything in the room.
Another layer of glass will cover the elevator doors on each floor.
For all she knew the ground was a rock, covered by a thin layer of dirt.
The ground must be covered by a layer of ice to which snow will not stick.
It was nearly bare, only a single layer of leaves covering the ground.
Early on, the earth was covered by a deep layer of molten rock.