veneer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /vəˈnɪɹ/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away,[…].
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:Compartment and corridor partitions are of blockboard, with appropriate decorative veneers to suit the varied interior decoration.
1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, pages 327-328:
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(countable, uncountable) An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.
“Yalda,” Dabashi says, “has managed to survive the centuries because it has been gently recodified with a Muslim veneer.”
2014 December 5, “Joy From the World”, in The New York Times Magazine, retrieved 06 Dec 2014:
- (countable, uncountable) A layer of material placed over a tooth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| veneers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
masonry veneer · veneer theory · brick veneer · reed veneer · veneer moth · veneer saw · wainscot veneer · stone veneer
Translations (88)
pt folheado (thin covering of fine wood) · sh оплатица (thin covering of fine wood) · cs vnější lesk (covering or disguising appearance) · it mascheratura (covering or disguising appearance) · ka ჭიქურა (thin covering of fine wood) · tr kaplama tahtası (thin covering of fine wood) · ka გარეგნობის მიცემა (covering or disguising appearance) · ka ფანერა (thin covering of fine wood) · gv aachrackan (thin covering of fine wood) · sv fernissa (covering or disguising appearance) · sk dyha (thin covering of fine wood) · it dissimulazione (covering or disguising appearance) · fr vernis (covering or disguising appearance) · ka ფირფიცარი (thin covering of fine wood) · es chapeado (thin covering of fine wood) · ru налёт (covering or disguising appearance) · cy argaen (thin covering of fine wood) · ca vernís (covering or disguising appearance) · hi नुमाइश (covering or disguising appearance) · no finér (thin covering of fine wood) · fr revêtement (thin covering of fine wood) · sv fasad (covering or disguising appearance) · hu küllem (covering or disguising appearance) · hu felszín (covering or disguising appearance) · ar قِنَاع (covering or disguising appearance) · hi दिखावा (covering or disguising appearance) · de Verblendung (thin covering of fine wood) · hu furnérlemez (thin covering of fine wood) · nl fineer (thin covering of fine wood) · mk фурнир (thin covering of fine wood) · ru ви́димость (covering or disguising appearance) · fi julkisivu (covering or disguising appearance) · mi papaangi (thin covering of fine wood) · he פורניר (thin covering of fine wood) · es carilla (dentistry) · hu külső (covering or disguising appearance) · ru показу́ха (covering or disguising appearance) · el επικόλλημα (covering or disguising appearance) · fr placage (thin covering of fine wood) · no ferniss (covering or disguising appearance) · hu máz (covering or disguising appearance) · el επίχρισμα (covering or disguising appearance) · pl fornir (thin covering of fine wood) · cmn 飾面 /饰面 (thin covering of fine wood) · ka სარკალა (thin covering of fine wood) · fa روکش روکش چوبی (thin covering of fine wood) · cs vnější nátěr (covering or disguising appearance) · el επίφαση (covering or disguising appearance) · ro furnir (thin covering of fine wood) · ca fullola (thin covering of fine wood) · da finer (thin covering of fine wood) · bg облицовка (covering or disguising appearance) · it rivestimento decorativo (thin covering of fine wood) · tr ağaç kaplama (thin covering of fine wood) · sv faner (thin covering of fine wood) · eo furniro (thin covering of fine wood) · hi परत (thin covering of fine wood) · es chapa (“de madera”/lignaria) (thin covering of fine wood) · ga veinír (thin covering of fine wood) · cs dýha (thin covering of fine wood) · hu külszín (covering or disguising appearance) · sh фурнир (thin covering of fine wood) · bg фурнир (thin covering of fine wood) · hu furnér (thin covering of fine wood) · tr ahşap kaplama (thin covering of fine wood) · ka დაფარვა (covering or disguising appearance) · cs fasáda (covering or disguising appearance) · es enchapado (thin covering of fine wood) · sh furnir (thin covering of fine wood) · el επικόλλημα (thin covering of fine wood) · ru шпон (thin covering of fine wood) · tr kaplama (thin covering of fine wood) · es contrachapado (thin covering of fine wood) · de Furnier (thin covering of fine wood) · pt laminado (thin covering of fine wood) · de Fassade (covering or disguising appearance) · ru односло́йная фане́ра (thin covering of fine wood) · mi papa tīhore (thin covering of fine wood) · pt lâmina de madeira (thin covering of fine wood) · gv aachoodagh (thin covering of fine wood) · es revestimiento (thin covering of fine wood) · hu látszat (covering or disguising appearance) · sh oplatica (thin covering of fine wood) · it impiallacciatura (thin covering of fine wood) · ru вне́шний лоск (covering or disguising appearance) · it facciata (covering or disguising appearance) · fi viilu (thin covering of fine wood) · it copertura (covering or disguising appearance)