Veneer Definition

və-nîr
veneers
noun
veneers
A thin surface layer of fine wood or costly material laid over a base of common material.
Webster's New World
Any of the thin layers glued together to form plywood.
Webster's New World
A decorative facing, as of brick.
American Heritage
Any attractive but superficial appearance or display.
A veneer of culture.
Webster's New World
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verb
veneers
To cover with a thin layer of more costly material; esp., to cover (wood) with wood of finer quality.
Webster's New World
To glue together (layers of wood) to make plywood.
American Heritage
To give a superficially attractive appearance to.
Webster's New World
To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
American Heritage
(woodworking) To apply veneer.
To veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany.
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Other Word Forms of Veneer

Noun

Singular:
veneer
Plural:
veneers

Origin of Veneer

  • From German Furnier, from furnieren (“to inlay, cover with a veneer"), from French fournir (“to furnish, accomplish"), from Middle French fornir, from Old French fornir, furnir (“to furnish"), from Old Frankish *frumjan (“to provide"), from Proto-Germanic *frumjanÄ… (“to further, promote"). Cognate with Old High German frumjan, frummen (“to accomplish, execute, provide"), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform"). More at furnish.

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of obsolete faneering from German Furnierung from furnieren to furnish, veneer from French fournir to furnish from Old French furnir of Germanic origin per1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Veneer Sentence Examples

  • In the Italian Renaissance, only a thin veneer of society's elites participated in the creation or ownership of the frescos, music, statues, and paintings; most were only passive observers.

  • Some use is also made of the forest resources of the state in the manufacture of veneer, paper pulp, turpentine and other chemicals.

  • It reflected without exaggeration or literary veneer the faith of the German burgher, his blunt good sense and honesty of purpose.

  • The heavy old-fashioned country-made packages are rapidly being replaced by light-tared Boxes made from several thicknesses of veneer pressed closely together, most of which come from Russia.

  • An oak veneer frame holds a polyester cushion with washable cover.

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Words Starting With

VVEVEN

Words Ending With

REREER

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Words Starting With V and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With V6 Letter Words Ending With R