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veneer noun [ vɪˈnɪə ]

• a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material.
• "a fine-grained veneer"
• a crown in which the restoration is placed over the prepared surface of a natural crown.

veneer verb

• cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood.
• "factories employed cabinetmakers to veneer looking glasses"
Origin: early 18th century (earlier as fineer ): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.


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