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Veneer
veneer (?), v. t. (imp. p. pr.
as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also
figuratively.
As a rogue in grain
Veneered with sanctimonious theory.
Tennyson.
veneer , n. (Cf. G. furnier orfournier. See Veneer, v. t.) A thin
leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an
inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper
wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense.
Veneer moth (Zool.), any moth of the
genus Chilo; -- so called because the mottled colors resemble those
of veneering.
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