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Synonyms
ve·neer (və-nîŕ)

[Alteration of obsolete faneering, from German Furnierung, from furnieren, to furnish, veneer, from French fournir, to furnish, from Old French furnir, of Germanic origin.]

noun 

  1. A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material.
  2. Any of the thin layers glued together to make plywood.
  3. A decorative facing, as of brick.
  4. A deceptive, superficial show; a façade: a veneer of friendliness.

transitive verb: -neered, -neer·ing, -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.

derivatives

ve·neeŕer
noun