八や重え

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

eightfold; octuple

Literal sense: eight layers, folds, or repetitions. In modern use this is less common than the broader layered or double-flowered sense.

• 布ぬのを八や重えに重かさねて、厚あついパッドを作つくった。

  I layered the cloth eightfold and made a thick pad.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

multilayered; doubled; double-flowered

Commonly used for something with many overlapping layers, especially flowers with extra petals, such as 八重の桜. It does not always mean exactly eight layers in this use.

• この桜さくらは八や重えで、花はなびらが幾いく重えにも重かさなる。

  This cherry tree is double-flowered, with petals overlapping in many layers.

• 庭にわに八や重えの椿つばきが咲さいている。

  A double camellia is blooming in the garden.