词汇 | veneer |
词源 | veneer [E18th] The earliest form of veneer was fineer. It came into English through German furnieren from Old French furnir ‘to furnish’, and so is related to furnish [LME] and furniture [E16th]. The idea behind it is that of ‘furnishing’ a piece of furniture with a thin surface. |
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