veneer
noun
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
veneered
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past participleof veneer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof veneer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
veneernouna thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
Example Sentences
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Even crime in Orange County has been sensationalized and glamorized, with themes veneered by opulence, secrecy and illusions of suburban perfection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
It was the first house I had ever been in that did not have wardrobes, no three-piece set of veneered chipboard, that leaned precariously as the glue loosened in the dowels.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
When I visited in late October, one side of the main warehouse was piled high with finished flooring from China, veneered in different varieties of American hardwoods like white oak and walnut and hickory.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2018
It was a rare moment of candor in an otherwise characteristically veneered Apple presentation.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2016
The trail was cobbled with rocks and threaded with wandering tree roots against which we constantly stubbed and stumbled, and veneered everywhere with polished ice under a thin layer of powdery snow.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
