veneering

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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veneering [vɪˈnɪərɪŋ]

n

1. material used as veneer or a veneered surface

2. Rare a superficial show

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	veneering - coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood veneer coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
	2.	veneering - the act of applying veneer lamination - bonding thin sheets together