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    ven·eer
    [vɪˈnɪə]
    noun
    veneer (noun) · veneers (plural noun) · veneer crown (noun) · veneer crowns (plural noun)
    1. a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material:
      "a fine-grained veneer" · "the ceiling was of maple veneer"
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    2. dentistry
      a crown in which the restoration is placed over the prepared surface of a natural crown.
    verb
    veneer (verb) · veneers (third person present) · veneered (past tense) · veneered (past participle) · veneering (present participle)
    1. cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood:
      "factories employed cabinetmakers to veneer looking glasses" · "we have also found chests entirely veneered with mahogany" · "a veneered cabinet"
      • cover or disguise (someone or something's true nature) with an attractive appearance:
        "he exuded an air of toughness, lightly veneered by the impeccably tailored suit"
    Origin
    early 18th century (earlier as fineer): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.
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    Veneer is a thin layer of wood or plastic which is used to improve the appearance of something. The wood was cut into large sheets of veneer. It's also available in beech with oak veneer. Only the finest timbers and veneers are used. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
    If you refer to the pleasant way that someone or something appears as a veneer, you are critical of them because you believe that their true, hidden nature is not good. He was able to fool the world with his veneer of education. Veneer is a thin layer of wood or plastic which is used to improve the appearance of something.
    : a layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to be glued to an inferior wood : a plastic or porcelain coating bonded to the surface of a cosmetically imperfect tooth Noun a wall with a stone veneer a dresser with mahogany veneer Verb The cabinet was veneered in oak. These digital changes bring a veneer of respectability.
    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. A veneer can be anything that makes something look more elegant or attractive than it is.
  3. Veneer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

  4. plural veneers Britannica Dictionary definition of VENEER 1 : a thin layer of wood or other material that is attached to the surface of something in order to make it look better
    www.britannica.com/dictionary/veneer
    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.
    www.thefreedictionary.com/veneer
    1 : a thin layer of wood bonded to other wood usually to provide a finer surface or a stronger structure 2 : a protective or ornamental facing (as of brick) veneer 2 of 2 verb : to cover with a veneer
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veneer
    [ C or U ] a thin layer of decorative wood or plastic used to cover a cheaper material: The wardrobe is made of chipboard with a pine veneer. [ S ] something that hides something unpleasant or unwanted: She managed to hide her corrupt dealings under a veneer of respectability.
    dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/veneer
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