Ve‐neer″, n. [Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See Veneer, v. t.] 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.
Veneer moth(Zoöl.), any moth of the genus Chilo; — so called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering.