veneering
veneering is the present participle and gerund of veneer.
Meaning of veneer
Verb
veneer (third-person singular simple present veneers, present participle veneering, simple past and past participle veneered)
- To apply veneer to.
- to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany
- 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
Noun
veneering (plural veneerings)
- An application of veneer.
- The third story of this wing is the Case room, where the veneerings are applied.1868, John Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufactures from 1608 to 1860, page 286
- The First Class compartments featured full-width mirrors, pleated curtains, folding tables, abstract murals, and teak veneering.2024 March 20, Greg Morse, “XP64: the train the ^([sic]) [that] launched a new style”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 46
Forms of veneering
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Questions about veneering
- What does veneering mean?
- Veneering means an application of veneer.
- What is veneering the present participle and gerund of?
- Veneering is the present participle and gerund of veneer.
- What part of speech is veneering?
- Veneering is a noun.
- What is the plural of veneering?
- The plural of veneering is veneerings.
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