a veneer of culture

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• veneer — [və nir′] vt. [Ger furnieren, to veneer < Fr fournir, to FURNISH] 1. to cover with a thin layer of more costly material; esp., to cover (wood) with wood of finer quality 2. to give a superficially attractive appearance to 3. to glue together… …   English World dictionary

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• ve|neer´er — ve|neer «vuh NIHR», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to cover (wood) with a thin layer of finer wood or other material to produce an elegant or polished surface: »The cabinetmaker veneered the pine desk with mahogany. b) to glue together (thin layers of… …   Useful english dictionary

• ve|neer — «vuh NIHR», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to cover (wood) with a thin layer of finer wood or other material to produce an elegant or polished surface: »The cabinetmaker veneered the pine desk with mahogany. b) to glue together (thin layers of wood) to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Rauni Mollberg — Infobox actor bgcolour = silver name = Rauni Mollberg imagesize = 200px caption = birthname = birthdate = birth date|1929|4|15 location = flagicon|Finland Hämeenlinna, Finland deathdate = death date and age|2007|10|11|1929|4|15 deathplace =… …   Wikipedia

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