veneer
noun
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
had veneered
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past perfectof veneer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They had veneered calluses where my palms touched my fingers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2017
Oxford had veneered him, but scratch the veneer and one found the sandal-wood of the East, perfumed, seductive, appealing, but something to be shunned as brittle and untrustworthy.
From Tales of Chinatown by Sax Rohmer
