veneering

American  

[vuh-neer-ing] / vəˈnɪər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process, act, or craft of applying veneers.

2. material applied as a veneer.

3. the surface formed by the application of veneers.

4. a superficial covering, display, or appearance.

   a veneering of civilization.

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veneering British  

/ vɪˈnɪərɪŋ /

noun

1. material used as veneer or a veneered surface

2. rare a superficial show

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Etymology

Origin of veneering

First recorded in 1700–10; veneer + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

A renovation in 2000 had tried to make the still-open parts of the site more traditionally Moroccan, veneering the concrete with green tile and carved wooden panels.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2019

Saco and his team of highly skilled artisans perform a wide range of museum-quality work, from the simplest cosmetic touch-ups and refinishing to caning, inlay, veneering, upholstery and recreation of missing parts.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2015

We have one man in veneering and we used to have three.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2012

At first a supporter of Woodrow Wilson, he grew scornful of the President's caution, eventually warned his readers: "Beneath the veneering of scholarly polish lies the coiled serpent of unscrupulous ambition."

From Time Magazine Archive

He had been sent early to St. Asaph's School that he might associate with the sons of gentlemen and become a gentleman himself, but he had acquired only the outward veneering.

From Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 by Various