Veneer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Veneer	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Veneer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
veneer n coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood Synonym(s): veneer, veneering an ornamental coating to a building Synonym(s): facing, veneer v cover with veneer; "veneer the furniture to protect it"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veneer \Veneer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veneered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veneering}.] [G. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to furnish. See {Furnish}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veneer \Veneer"\, n. [Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See {Veneer}, v. t.] 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} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Chilo}; -- so called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering.