veneer

== English == === Etymology === From German Furnier, from furnieren (“to inlay, cover with a veneer”), from French fournir (“to furnish, accomplish”), from Middle French fornir, from Old French fornir, furnir (“to furnish”), from Old Frankish frumjan (“to provide”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan, frummen (“to accomplish, execute, provide”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at furnish. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /vəˈnɪɹ/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === veneer (countable and uncountable, plural veneers) A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material. An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === veneer (third-person singular simple present veneers, present participle veneering, simple past and past participle veneered) (transitive, woodworking) To apply veneer to. (transitive, figurative) To disguise with apparent goodness. ==== Coordinate terms ==== scumble ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Vereen, enerve, evener