veneer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
    veneering.
  2. noun an ornamental coating to a building
    facing.
  3. verb cover with veneer
    • veneer the furniture to protect it

WordNet

Ve*neer" transitive verb
Etymology
G. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to furnish. See Furnish.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Veneered ; present participle & verbal noun Veneering
Definitions
  1. 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.
Ve*neer" noun
Etymology
Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See Veneer, v. t.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913