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Meanings of veneer in English

Russian
виниры
Portuguese
faceta estética
Spanish
carillas estéticas
Wikidata

Thin ceramic or resin coating for the teeth.

        виниры
        Portuguese
        folheado
        Catalan
        xapatge

        Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood.

              folheado
              Portuguese
              verniz

              An ornamental coating to a building.

                    verniz
                    Usage of veneer in English
                    1
                    The new covers conceal those innocent illustrations behind a glossy, stylised veneer.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    They also tore into the dubious scientific veneer he'd given his report.
                    The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
                    3
                    Was the Family's vision simply a pious veneer on business as usual?
                    The family: the secret fundamentalism at the heart of american p...
                    4
                    Her voice had suddenly, without warning, lost the veneer of easy humor.
                    Heart-shaped box
                    5
                    I thought it impossible for someone to break through your icy veneer.
                    The Secret of the Dread Forest: The Faire Folk Trilogy
                    6
                    But a veneer of acceptability has started to settle on the sector.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    The mere veneer of Christianity is fast fading off among the sects.
                    The Young Priest's Keepsake
                    8
                    But the King let this official veneer of the facts pass unregarded.
                    King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
                    9
                    But respect for the shining veneer of the case was not long-lived.
                    Jim Waring of Sonora-Town; Or, Tang of Life
                    10
                    Sorry, I mean, beneath the veneer of post-rock rebels with tortured hearts.
                    The Guardian
                    11
                    Gang warfare and underworld conflicts now had a veneer of government approval.
                    Discord's apple
                    12
                    A second time I glimpsed the Slav behind his veneer of civilization.
                    The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
                    13
                    He's seated behind a wood-veneer desk in his basement in London, Ontario.
                    Wired
                    14
                    The false veneer of civilisation is peeling off at a great rate.
                    We of the Never-Never
                    15
                    The veneer of a spurious civilisation seemed to have fallen from him.
                    The Cinema Murder
                    16
                    Especially with Van Gaal's old veneer of self-confidence gradually beginning to evaporate.
                    Reuters
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                    Translations for veneer
                    Catalan
                    xapatge
                    Veneer through the time
                    Veneer across language varieties
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