veneer
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From German Furnier, from furnieren (“to inlay, cover with a veneer”), from French fournir (“to furnish, accomplish”), from Middle French fornir, from Old French fornir, furnir (“to furnish”), from Old Frankish *frumjan (“to provide”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan, frummen (“to accomplish, execute, provide”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at furnish.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
veneer (plural veneers)
- A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to coarser wood or other material.
- An attractive appearance that covers or disguises true nature or feelings.
Translations [edit]
thin covering of fine wood
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covering or disguising appearance
Derived terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
veneer (third-person singular simple present veneers, present participle veneering, simple past and past participle veneered)
- (woodworking) To apply veneer.
Translations [edit]
to apply veneer
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