Veneer
Veneer , transitive verb
[German furnieren, fourniren, from French fournir to furnish. See Furnish.]
To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively.
As a rogue in grain
Veneered with sanctimonious theory.
Veneer , noun
[Compare German furnier or fournier. See Veneer, transitive verb]
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.
Collocations (1)
Veneer moth (Zoology) , any moth of the genus Chilo; -- so called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering.