Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art or process of laying on veneers.
- noun Same as
veneer , in senses 1-3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or art of one who veneers.
- noun Thin wood or other material used as a veneer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
veneer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of applying veneer
- noun coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
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Examples
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And on this trip of ours, when not otherwise engaged, he was quite as busy with his fingers as ever: unraveling old Cape Horn hose, for yarn wherewith to darn our woolen frocks; with great patches from the skirts of a condemned reefing jacket, panneling the seats of our "ducks;" in short, veneering our broken garments with all manner of choice old broadcloths.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I (of 2) Herman Melville 1855
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Oracle; and had fulfilled their promise with a munificence outrunning the letter of their professions, particularly with regard to the quality of marble used in facing or "veneering" the front elevation.
Memorials and Other Papers — Volume 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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Oracle; and had fulfilled their promise with a munificence outrunning the letter of their professions, particularly with regard to the quality of marble used in facing or "veneering" the front elevation.
Memorials and Other Papers — Complete Thomas De Quincey 1822
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A notably restrained tilt-top center table is a masterpiece of veneering, the exquisite flame-grained figuration of the circular top achieved with a "book-matched" series of wedge-shaped veneer sections meticulously sliced from a single root crotch of a mahogany tree.
Furniture for a Young Nation Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012
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The chest and its contents are effectively brought to life by a video of Phyfe's workshop techniques, including veneering, carving and gilding.
Furniture for a Young Nation Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012
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I had thought at least it would be caked on the outside of it like a kind of veneering.
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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I had thought at least it would be caked on the outside of it like a kind of veneering.
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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Sweat drips from my forehead, fogging the scope, veneering the sparse mustache tracing my lip.
The Hunter 2010
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Keith's principal leg man, working at home, also spent nearly two weeks veneering the trio of outwardly curved klismos legs stabilized by a circular stretcher.
Against the grain: Keith Fritz left the path to the priesthood to create divine furniture 2010
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"In fact," he said, "we didn't use the entire log to produce the necessary veneer for Tully Hall, and will use the remaining wood for another veneering project."
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