veneer
verb/vəˈnɪə(r)/
/vəˈnɪr/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they veneer | /vəˈnɪə(r)/ /vəˈnɪr/ |
| he / she / it veneers | /vəˈnɪəz/ /vəˈnɪrz/ |
| past simple veneered | /vəˈnɪəd/ /vəˈnɪrd/ |
| past participle veneered | /vəˈnɪəd/ /vəˈnɪrd/ |
| -ing form veneering | /vəˈnɪərɪŋ/ /vəˈnɪrɪŋ/ |
- to cover the surface of something with a veneer of wood, etc.
- be veneered with/in something The bed was veneered with cherrywood.
Word Originearly 18th cent. (earlier as fineer): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.Want to learn more?
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