לדלג לתוכן הראשי

noun

veneer

coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood

In a sentence

Six example sentences with veneer, each labelled with its topic.

  • The cabinet's walnut veneer had lifted at one corner, and the restorer spent a week easing it back down.

    Art

  • A single sheet of rosewood veneer wraps the lobby desk, and the grain runs unbroken around all four sides.

    Architecture

  • The furniture line sells veneer at solid-timber prices, which trading standards finally asked the company to explain.

    Business

  • The guitar's flamed maple top is a thin veneer over plain wood, though it looks like a solid slab from the front row.

    Music

  • Egyptian craftsmen laid ebony veneer over cheaper local timber, and the furniture in the tomb still shows the joints.

    History

  • A rotary lathe peels veneer from the log in one continuous sheet, thinner than a coin and forty meters long.

    Technology

Study veneer until you keep it

Learn English words in sentences about topics you pick, with a quick quiz. With an account, words come back for review.

Found in these word lists

Found in 5 published word listsRecognized

Each source is a published word list that contains veneer. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.