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ve·neer
(və-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.
[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 per in Indo-European roots.]
ve·neer′er 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)
5. to cover (a surface) with a veneer
6. to bond together (thin layers of wood) to make plywood
7. to conceal (something) under a superficially pleasant surface
[C17: from German furnieren to veneer, from Old French fournir to furnish]
veˈneerer n
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ve•neer
(vəˈnɪər)n.
1. a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
2. any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood.
3. a facing of a certain material applied to a different one or to a type of construction not ordinarily associated with it.
4. a superficially good or pleasing appearance: a thief with a veneer of respectability.
v.t. 5. to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoiseshell.
6. to face or cover (an object) with a more desirable material than the existing basic one.
7. to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood.
8. to give a superficially good or pleasing appearance to.
[1695–1705; < German Fourni(e)rung, Furni(e)rung=furni(e)ren to furnish (< French fournir) + -ung -ing1]
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veneer
Past participle: veneered
Gerund: veneering
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| Noun | 1. |  veneer - coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood |
| 2. | veneer - an ornamental coating to a building | |
| 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.
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veneer
nounverb
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Translations
finér
julkisivuviilu
furniroplatica
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
to give or lend sth a veneer of respectability → dar a algo un barniz or una apariencia de respetabilidad
B. VT → chapear
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
veneer
[vɪˈnɪər] n [wood] → placage m; [plastic] → revêtement m
(fig) [culture, education, respectability] → vernis m
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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
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ve·neer
n. barniz, enchapado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
veneer
n (dent) carilla; porcelain — carilla de porcelanaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.