Veneer /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Veneered; p. pr. & vb. n. Veneering

1. To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively.

   As a rogue in grain Veneered with sanctimonious theory.

1. A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense.