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veneer
[ vuh-neer ]
noun
- a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood.
- Building Trades. a facing of a certain material applied to a different one or to a type of construction not ordinarily associated with it, as a facing of brick applied to a frame house.
- a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance:
a cruel person with a veneer of kindliness.
verb (used with object)
- to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoise shell.
- to face or cover (an object) with any material that is more desirable as a surface material than the basic material of the object; revet.
- to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood.
- to give a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance to.
veneer
/ vɪˈnɪə /
noun
- 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
- a superficial appearance, esp one that is pleasing
a veneer of gentility
- any facing material that is applied to a different backing material
- any one of the layers of wood that is used to form plywood
verb
- to cover (a surface) with a veneer
- to bond together (thin layers of wood) to make plywood
- to conceal (something) under a superficially pleasant surface
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Derived Forms
- veˈneerer, noun
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Other Words From
- ve·neerer noun
- unve·neered adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of veneer1
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Example Sentences
A worn couch sitting squarely before a wood veneer wall, accented by the head of a deer.
But underneath this PC veneer, Louie is hiding some troubling assumptions.
But now that veneer is gone, and what remains is a callow man-child at odds with himself.
Of course, the fact that Tris faces and eviscerates her own anxiety lends the simulation scene a veneer of victory and autonomy.
Some of his preciousness is a veneer, however, for his fatalistic streak.
The veneer was gone now; Sheila Carmack's eyes were vicious pools of hate, her mouth a grimace.
Her disposition was sour and malevolent, despite its elegant veneer.
Just now, notwithstanding the veneer of his too perfect clothes and civilised air, the beast had leapt out.
The veneer is laid flat on a board and cut with a sharp knife or fine saw along the edge of a ruler.
For the inner section, walnut, which may be had as thin as 1/64 in., or any thin straight-grained veneer may be used.
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