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ve·neer

 (və-nîr′)
n.
1. A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material.
2. Any of the thin layers glued together to make plywood.
3. A decorative facing, as of brick.
4. A deceptive, superficial show; a façade: a veneer of friendliness.
tr.v. ve·neered, ve·neer·ing, ve·neers
1. To overlay (a surface) with a thin layer of a fine or decorative material.
2. To glue together (layers of wood) to make plywood.
3. To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.

[Alteration of obsolete faneering, from German Furnierung, from furnieren, to furnish, veneer, from French fournir, to furnish, from Old French furnir, of Germanic origin; see per in Indo-European roots.]

ve·neer′er n.
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veneer

(vɪˈnɪə)
n
1. a thin layer of wood, plastic, etc, with a decorative or fine finish that is bonded to the surface of a less expensive material, usually wood
2. a superficial appearance, esp one that is pleasing: a veneer of gentility.
3. any facing material that is applied to a different backing material
4. any one of the layers of wood that is used to form plywood
vb (tr)
5. to cover (a surface) with a veneer
6. to bond together (thin layers of wood) to make plywood
7. to conceal (something) under a superficially pleasant surface
[C17: from German furnieren to veneer, from Old French fournir to furnish]
veˈneerer n
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ve•neer

(vəˈnɪər)

n.
1. a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
2. any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood.
3. a facing of a certain material applied to a different one or to a type of construction not ordinarily associated with it.
4. a superficially good or pleasing appearance: a thief with a veneer of respectability.
v.t.
5. to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoiseshell.
6. to face or cover (an object) with a more desirable material than the existing basic one.
7. to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood.
8. to give a superficially good or pleasing appearance to.
[1695–1705; < German Fourni(e)rung, Furni(e)rung=furni(e)ren to furnish (< French fournir) + -ung -ing1]
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veneer


Past participle: veneered
Gerund: veneering

Imperative
veneer
veneer
Present
I veneer
you veneer
he/she/it veneers
we veneer
you veneer
they veneer
Preterite
I veneered
you veneered
he/she/it veneered
we veneered
you veneered
they veneered
Present Continuous
I am veneering
you are veneering
he/she/it is veneering
we are veneering
you are veneering
they are veneering
Present Perfect
I have veneered
you have veneered
he/she/it has veneered
we have veneered
you have veneered
they have veneered
Past Continuous
I was veneering
you were veneering
he/she/it was veneering
we were veneering
you were veneering
they were veneering
Past Perfect
I had veneered
you had veneered
he/she/it had veneered
we had veneered
you had veneered
they had veneered
Future
I will veneer
you will veneer
he/she/it will veneer
we will veneer
you will veneer
they will veneer
Future Perfect
I will have veneered
you will have veneered
he/she/it will have veneered
we will have veneered
you will have veneered
they will have veneered
Future Continuous
I will be veneering
you will be veneering
he/she/it will be veneering
we will be veneering
you will be veneering
they will be veneering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been veneering
you have been veneering
he/she/it has been veneering
we have been veneering
you have been veneering
they have been veneering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been veneering
you will have been veneering
he/she/it will have been veneering
we will have been veneering
you will have been veneering
they will have been veneering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been veneering
you had been veneering
he/she/it had been veneering
we had been veneering
you had been veneering
they had been veneering
Conditional
I would veneer
you would veneer
he/she/it would veneer
we would veneer
you would veneer
they would veneer
Past Conditional
I would have veneered
you would have veneered
he/she/it would have veneered
we would have veneered
you would have veneered
they would have veneered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.veneer - coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior woodveneer - coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
2.veneer - an ornamental coating to a building
coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
Verb1.veneer - cover with veneer; "veneer the furniture to protect it"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

veneer

noun
1. mask, show, façade, front, appearance, guise, pretence, semblance, false front He was able to fool people with his veneer of intellectuality.
2. layer, covering, finish, facing, film, gloss, patina, laminate, cladding, lamination bath panels fitted with a mahogany veneer
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

veneer

nounverb
To give a deceptively attractive appearance to:
Idioms: paper over, put a good face on.
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Translations
finér
julkisivuviilu
furniroplatica

veneer

[vəˈnɪəʳ]
A. Nchapa f, enchapado m (fig) → barniz m, apariencia f
to give or lend sth a veneer of respectabilitydar a algo un barniz or una apariencia de respetabilidad
B. VTchapear
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

veneer

[vɪˈnɪər] n
[wood] → placage m; [plastic] → revêtement m
(fig) [culture, education, respectability] → vernis m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

veneer

n (lit)Furnier nt; (fig)Politur f; it’s just a veneeres ist nur Politur or schöner Schein; he had a veneer of respectabilitynach außen hin machte er einen sehr ehrbaren Eindruck; the cities with their thin veneer of civilizationdie Städte mit ihrem dünnen Lack or Putz der Zivilisation
vt woodfurnieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

veneer

[vəˈnɪəʳ] nimpiallacciatura (fig) → parvenza, vernice f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ve·neer

n. barniz, enchapado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

veneer

n (dent) carilla; porcelain — carilla de porcelana
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Trisha Macauley said: "My Dad worked for Hygena as a veneerer, I think that was on the Kirkby Estate."
More than one master was employed in its manufacture, as each required a menuisier or joiner, an ebeniste or veneerer - though not an ebenisterie from ebony as this was used on the earliest furniture - and a ciseleur-doreur or ormolu maker.