VENEER

I. noun see: furnish Date: 1702 a thin sheet of a material: as, a layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to be glued to an inferior wood, any of the thin layers bonded together to form plywood, a plastic or porcelain coating bonded to the surface of a cosmetically imperfect tooth, a protective or ornamental facing (as of brick or stone), a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect ; facade , gloss , II. transitive verb Date: 1742 to overlay or plate (as a common wood) with a thin layer of finer wood for outer finish or decoration, to cover over with a ~, ~er noun