Category:Veneer

Ve*neer", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veneered; p. pr. & vb. n. Veneering.] Etym: [g. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to furnish. See Furnish.]

Defn: 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.

Veneer Ve*neer", n. Etym: [cf. G. furnier or fournier. See veneer, v. t.]

Defn: 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 (zoöl.), any moth of the genus chilo; -- so Called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering.