[vuh-neer] 
| 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. | 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. |
| 4. | a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance: a cruel person with a veneer of kindliness. |
| 5. | to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoise shell. |
| 6. | 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. |
| 7. | to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood. |
| 8. | to give a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance to. |
| ve·neer (və-nîr') n.
[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 per1 in Indo-European roots.] ve·neer'er n. |
veneer ve·neer (və-nēr')
n.
A layer of tooth-colored material, usually porcelain or acrylic resin, attached to and covering the surface of a metal crown or natural tooth structure.
