The New International Encyclopædia/Veneer

VENEER (from Ger. furniren, fovrniren, to inlay, veneer, furnish, from OF. fornir, Fr. fournir, to furnish, from OHG. fnimjan, to provide, from friima, utility). A la.ver of wood, cut very thin, for the purpose of being glued on to the" surface of a commoner kind. Only choice kinds of hard woods are sawn into veneers, and they are usually attached to deal or jiinc, so as to give all the appearance of solidity. In this way the more costly kinds of furniture woods are economically used by the cabinet maker, for with the improvements which have been effected in the process of sawing veneers as thin as paper have been produceil,