Crossword clues for veneering
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Veneer \Ve*neer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veneered; p. pr. & vb. n. Veneering.] [G. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to furnish. See Furnish.] To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively.
As a rogue in grain
Veneered with sanctimonious theory.
--Tennyson.
Veneering \Ve*neer"ing\, n.
The act or art of one who veneers.
Thin wood or other material used as a veneer.
Wiktionary
n. An application of veneer. vb. (present participle of veneer English)
WordNet
n. coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood [syn: veneer]
the act of applying veneer
Usage examples of "veneering".
He had been a good scholar in college, not so much by hard study as by skilful veneering, and had taken great pains to stand well with the Faculty, at least one of whom, Byles Gridley, A.
Selection and Preparation for Use, Carpentry, Veneering, Paper-Making, Bookbinding, Printing Rollers, Hectographs, Match Manufacture, Sandpaper, etc.
In Prussian orderliness the framesaws, London hammers, try squares, pad saws, chisels, rasps and shining bottles of stains and polishes were arranged geometrically in their rightful place above the veneering press.