Veneer

v. t. [imp. & p. p. VENEERED; p. pr. & vb. n. VENEERING.] [Ger. furnieren, fournieren, from Fr. fournir, to furnish, q. v.] 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. “A rogue in grain veneered with sanctimonious theory.” Tennyson.

n. [Ger. furnier or fournier. See supra.] A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one.