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veneer |
3 definitions found 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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