Veneer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |vəˈnɪr|  American pronunciation of the word veneer
Brit.  |vɪˈnɪə|  British pronunciation of the word veneer

noun

- coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
- an ornamental coating to a building (syn: facing)

verb

- cover with veneer
veneer the furniture to protect it

Extra examples

The cabinet was veneered in oak.

He was able to fool the world with his veneer of education.

Paganism thinly veneered with Christianity.

The cabinet is faced with a walnut veneer.

The furniture had been attractively finished in a walnut veneer.

A thin veneer of politeness hid Lady Bride's growing anger.

Word forms

noun
singular: veneer
plural: veneers
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