Definition of "veneering" []

• Present participle of veneer. (verb)

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• "And on this trip of ours, when not otherwise engaged, he was quite as busy with his fingers as ever: unraveling old Cape Horn hose, for yarn wherewith to darn our woolen frocks; with great patches from the skirts of a condemned reefing jacket, panneling the seats of our "ducks;" in short, veneering our broken garments with all manner of choice old broadcloths."
• "Oracle; and had fulfilled their promise with a munificence outrunning the letter of their professions, particularly with regard to the quality of marble used in facing or "veneering" the front elevation."
• "The chest and its contents are effectively brought to life by a video of Phyfe's workshop techniques, including veneering, carving and gilding."