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Veneer

Veneer Meaning & Definition
Veneer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Veneer?

[n] an ornamental coating to a building
[n] coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
[v] cover with veneer, as of furniture

Synonyms | Synonyms for Veneer: facing | veneering

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See Also | coat | coating | cover

Veneer In Webster's Dictionary

\Ve*neer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veneered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veneering}.] [G. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to furnish. See {Furnish}.] To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively. As a rogue in grain Veneered with sanctimonious theory. --Tennyson.
\Ve*neer"\, n. [Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See {Veneer}, v. t.] A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense. {Veneer moth} (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the genus {Chilo}; -- so called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering.

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