veneer

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
2. (countable, uncountable) An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.

Verb

1. (transitive) To apply veneer to.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To disguise with apparent goodness.

Hevwate

coat

🧥

varnish

plywood

veneering

facing

enamel

plate

coating

sheet

laminate

gild

semblance

face

look

overlay

paste

pave

plating

shellac

surface

gussy up

outward appearance

panel board

top dressing

laminated board

superficial coat

appearance

thick china

attach

bind

covering

facade

facet

foil

glaze

gloss

glue

lacquer

lamina

layer

Werger

placage

Furnier

impiallacciatura

chapa

verniz

vernis

enchapar

piallaccio

folhear

impiallacciare

plaquer

fineer

επένδυση

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi Old High German: frumjan

Hevwate bi Old English: fremian

In summary

From German Furnier, from furnieren (“to inlay, cover with a veneer”), from French fournir (“to furnish, accomplish”), from Middle French fornir, from Old French fornir, furnir (“to furnish”), from Old Frankish frumjan (“to provide”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan, frummen (“to accomplish, execute, provide”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at furnish.