a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.

any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood.

Building Trades . a facing of a certain material applied to a different one or to a type of construction not ordinarily associated with it, as a facing of brick applied to a frame house.

a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance

a cruel person with a veneer of kindliness.

to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoise shell.

to face or cover (an object) with any material that is more desirable as a surface material than the basic material of the object; revet.

to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood.

to give a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance to.

noun

reality

verb

strip , uncover

noun

appearance , coating , cover , covering , disguise , exterior , facade , face , finish , gloss , guise , layer , leaf , mask , overlay , semblance , show , surface , window dressing *notes:veneer is a very thin layer of material or superficiality; venire is a panel of prospective jurors from which a jury is selected , cloak , color , coloring , disguisement , false colors , front , masquerade , pretense , pretext , veil , window-dressing

verb

blanch , coat , extenuate , face , finish , gloss , palliate , plate , shellac , sugarcoat , surface , varnish , whiten , whitewashnotes:veneer is a very thin layer of material or superficiality; venire is a panel of prospective jurors from which a jury is selected , gild , gloze , whitewash , coating , cover , enamel , facade , facing , film , front , layer , mask , overlay , veil