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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veneer \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veneer \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
veneer
n 1: a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior
wood [syn: {veneering}]
2: an ornamental coating to a building [syn: {facing}]
v : cover with veneer, as of furniture
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