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(1):

(v. t.) To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively.

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(v. t.) A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Veneer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/veneer.html. 1828.
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