veneer

ve·neer  (v-nîr)

n.

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.

tr.v. ve·neered, ve·neer·ing, ve·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.

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[Alteration of obsolete faneering, from German Furnierung, from furnieren, to furnish, veneer, from French fournir, to furnish, from Old French furnir, of Germanic origin; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ve·neerer n.

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veneer [vɪˈnɪə]

n

1. a thin layer of wood, plastic, etc., with a decorative or fine finish that is bonded to the surface of a less expensive material, usually wood

2. a superficial appearance, esp one that is pleasing a veneer of gentility

3. any facing material that is applied to a different backing material

4. any one of the layers of wood that is used to form plywood

vb (tr)

1. to cover (a surface) with a veneer

2. to bond together (thin layers of wood) to make plywood

3. to conceal (something) under a superficially pleasant surface

[from German furnieren to veneer, from Old French fournir to furnish]

veneerer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	veneer - coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood veneering coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
	2.	veneer - an ornamental coating to a building facing coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
Verb	1.	veneer - cover with veneer; "veneer the furniture to protect it" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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veneer

noun

1. mask, show, façade, front, appearance, guise, pretence, semblance, false front He was able to fool people with his veneer of intellectuality.

2. layer, covering, finish, facing, film, gloss, patina, laminate, cladding, lamination bath panels fitted with a mahogany veneer

Translations

veneer [vəˈnɪəʳ]

A. N → chapa f, enchapado m (fig) → barniz m, apariencia f
to give or lend sth a veneer of respectability → dar a algo un barniz or una apariencia de respetabilidad

B. VT → chapear

veneer [vɪˈnɪə^r] n

[wood] → placage m; [plastic] → revêtement m

(fig) [culture, education, respectability] → vernis m

veneer

n (lit) → Furnier nt; (fig) → Politur f; it’s just a veneer → es ist nur Politur or schöner Schein; he had a veneer of respectability → nach außen hin machte er einen sehr ehrbaren Eindruck; the cities with their thin veneer of civilization → die Städte mit ihrem dünnen Lack or Putz der Zivilisation

vt wood → furnieren

veneer [vəˈnɪəʳ] n → impiallacciatura (fig) → parvenza, vernice f