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veneered

veneered is the simple past and past participle of veneer.

Meaning of veneer

Verb

veneer (third-person singular simple present veneers, present participle veneering, simple past and past participle veneered)

  1. (transitive) To apply veneer to.
    • to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To disguise with apparent goodness.
    • [O]ne / Discuss'd his tutor, rough to common men / But honeying at the whisper of a lord; / And one the Master, as a rogue in grain / Veneer'd with sanctimonious theory.1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Prologue”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 6

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Forms of veneered

comparativemore veneered
superlativemost veneered

Words formed from veneered

Questions about veneered

What is veneered the simple past and past participle of?
Veneered is the simple past and past participle of veneer.

Words near veneered in the dictionary

  1. veneer moth
  2. veneer moths
  3. veneer saw
  4. veneer saws
  5. veneer theory
  6. veneered
  7. veneerer
  8. veneerers
  9. veneering
  10. veneerings
  11. veneers

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