veneer
noun/vəˈnɪə(r)/
/vəˈnɪr/
- [countable, uncountable] a thin layer of wood or plastic that is stuck to the surface of cheaper wood with glue, especially on a piece of furniture
- pine, with a walnut veneer
- The chest is solid oak, not veneer.
Extra Examples- Some of the frames are inlaid with veneers.
- The chest is made of mahogany with a veneer of rosewood.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- acquire
- add
- maintain
- …
- hide something
- mask something
- crack
- …
- behind a/the veneer
- beneath a/the veneer
- under a/the veneer
- …
- [singular] veneer (of something) (formal) an outer appearance of a particular quality that hides the true nature of somebody/something
- Her veneer of politeness began to crack.
Extra Examples- He concealed his darker side behind a veneer of respectability.
- He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance.
- The lyrics strip the veneer of respectability from the music
- They have stripped the veneer of jingoism from the play, by showing war in its true horror.
- They're brutal people behind their civilized veneer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- acquire
- add
- maintain
- …
- hide something
- mask something
- crack
- …
- behind a/the veneer
- beneath a/the veneer
- under a/the veneer
- …
- [countable] a layer of material that is attached to the surface of a tooth to improve its appearance
- porcelain veneers
Word Originearly 18th cent. (earlier as fineer): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.
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