Definitions
A thin outer layer, often decorative or misleading.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Compartment and corridor partitions are of blockboard, with appropriate decorative veneers to suit the varied interior decoration.”
““Yalda,” Dabashi says, “has managed to survive the centuries because it has been gently recodified with a Muslim veneer.””
“to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Thin surface layer”6 letters
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