Veneer

[Ve*neer·]

You know how some furniture looks like solid oak or maple until it gets chipped and reveals itself to be nothing more than some cheap particle board covered with a thin layer of fancy wood? That thin layer is called a veneer.

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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.

Noun
an ornamental coating to a building

Noun
coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood

Verb
cover with veneer; "veneer the furniture to protect it"

v. t.
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.

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

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.

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'94l.), any moth of the genus Chilo; -- so called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering.

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.

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.

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Usage Examples

Hope is tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership.