2007-02-09 01:02:01 · 5 answers · asked by tootee_2611 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yes, it's "veneer", and it was originally a thin sheet of a decorative high-quality wood, shaved off a big log of it. The sheet was then glued to a piece of furniture made of a cheaper coarser wood, to get the look of a quality piece without the cost.
As a figure of speech, it refers to the same sort of thing, that looks good on the surface but has no substantial or permanent quality underneath. "He has a veneer of good manners".
2007-02-09 03:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
may be used referring to woodworking. a thin strip of more expensive wood glued over plywood
or to describe a false person putting on an act to make themselves appear more attractive or kind (Paris Hilton leaps to mind)
2007-02-10 05:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by pale_vixen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vanir: the Norse gods (like the Olympians in Greek mythology)
Veneer: A thin facing of finishing material (usu. wood)
2007-02-09 11:12:14 · answer #3 · answered by Azrael 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's veneer.
a thin covering over another surface.
2007-02-09 09:07:07 · answer #4 · answered by rajeev 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fake
2007-02-09 09:04:19 · answer #5 · answered by Work is for Busters 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋