Sekirov Dictionary

veneer

UK /vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/US /vəˈnɪɹ/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3

noun3

•
A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
- Compartment and corridor partitions are of blockboard, with appropriate decorative veneers to suit the varied interior decoration. — 1951
•
An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.
- “Yalda,” Dabashi says, “has managed to survive the centuries because it has been gently recodified with a Muslim veneer.” — 2014
A layer of material placed over a tooth.

verb2

•
To apply veneer to.
- The stateroom walls are veneered with finely figured English chestnut with the skirting and mouldings in English walnut. — 1947
•
(figurative) To disguise with apparent goodness.
- [O]ne / Discuss'd his tutor, rough to common men / But honeying at the whisper of a lord; / And one the Master, as a rogue in grain / Veneer'd with sanctimonious theory. — 1847

forms

veneered · veneering · veneers

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome