veneering

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noun

ve·​neer·​ing və-ˈnir-iŋ How to pronounce veneering (audio)
Synonyms of veneeringnext
1
: a veneered surface
2
: material used as veneer

veneering

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present participle of veneer entry 2

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The show includes contemporary furniture, art furniture, traditional furniture, veneering, woodcarving, marquetry furniture, wood sculpture and woodturning. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024 The luthier suggested his own veneering technique, involving a spray-on liquid that stabilizes the wood from cracking under severe heat. — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2022

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Etymology

Noun

earlier faneering, borrowed from Early Modern German fournirung, furnirung, noun derivative of fourniren, furniren (modern furnieren) "to apply thin strips of wood or other material (to cabinetwork, etc.)," borrowed from French fournir "to provide (with), furnish"

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of veneering was circa 1706

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