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The phrase "a layer of dust" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a thin covering of dust that has settled on a surface over time.
Example: "After weeks of neglect, the old bookshelf was covered in a layer of dust."
Alternatives: "a coating of dust" or "a film of dust."
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As a sop to regulars, she's tried to let a layer of dust collect wherever possible.
It's like a layer of dust that naturally attaches itself to whatever you do.
Paint was peeling from a few places on the walls; a layer of dust covered the tables and bookcases.
Shadowy and indistinct, it is a fogged-up window — a windowpane covered with a layer of dust.
Mars is covered with a layer of dust that has been homogenized by global dust storms.
Imagined possibilities included a layer of dust more than 30 feet thick, a slippery surface like ice, and potholes.
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A layer of pale dust thrown up by the shaking covered the city.
In Zhengzhou, a layer of construction dust covers much of the city's southern half.
"This is our life," said one of the workers, his face iced in a layer of white dust.
At least part of Lutetia's surface will be covered by a layer of loose dust having a mean grain size less than 20 micrometres across.
The answer: It would take 1,000 years for a layer of moon dust about a millimeter (0.04 inches) thick to accumulate, the researchers found.
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