veneer
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
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 *frumjanan (“to further, promote”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan, frummen (“to accomplish, execute, provide”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at furnish.
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[edit] Noun
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.
[edit] Translations
thin covering of fine wood
covering or disguising appearance
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Verb
veneer (third-person singular simple present veneers, present participle veneering, simple past and past participle veneered)
- To apply veneer.
[edit] Translations
to apply veneer
