veneering

noun

ve·​neer·​ing və-ˈnir-iŋ 

1

: a veneered surface

2

: material used as veneer

Examples of veneering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

Etymology

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

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for veneering

• adhering
• appearing
• careering
• cohering
• endearing
• inhering
• prehearing
• rehearing
• bioengineering
• cheering
• clearing
• earing