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’.