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Figured bass (basso continuo)

Jovan Stosic April 29, 2019

Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of musical notation in which numerals and symbols (often accidentals) indicate intervals, chords, and non-chord tones that a musician playing piano, harpsichord, organ, lute (or other instruments capable of playing chords) play in relation to the bass note that these numbers and symbols appear above or below. Figured bass is closely associated with basso continuo, a historically improvised accompaniment used in almost all genres of music in the Baroque period of Classical music (1600–1750), though rarely in modern music.

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Veneer

Jovan Stosic April 27, 2019

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
veneer
vɪ’nɪə
■ noun
a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material. ▶a layer of wood used to make plywood.
an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something’s true nature or feelings: her veneer of composure cracked a little.
■ verb [usu. as adjective veneered] cover with a veneer.

veneering noun

C18 (orig. as fineer): from Ger. furni(e)ren, from OFr. fournir ‘furnish’.
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus
veneer
▶ noun
American cherry wood with a maple veneer: SURFACE, lamination, layer, overlay, facing, covering, finish, exterior.
a veneer of sophistication: FACADE, front, false front, show, outward display, appearance, impression, semblance, guise, disguise, mask, masquerade, pretence, camouflage, cover.
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EngMac
veneer
s. [1] фурнир; [2] надворешен изглед; маска (фиг), фурнира, фурнир
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English-Serbian dictionary
Veneer
Tanka Glazura-Tanki Furnir
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Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
1ve·neer
Pronunciation: və-‘nir
Function: noun
Etymology: German Furnier, from furnieren to veneer, from French fournir to furnish, equip ― more at FURNISH
Date: 1702

1 : a thin sheet of a material: as a : a layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to be glued to an inferior wood b : any of the thin layers bonded together to form plywood c : a plastic or porcelain coating bonded to the surface of a cosmetically imperfect tooth
2 : a protective or ornamental facing (as of brick or stone)
3 : a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect : FACADE, GLOSS
2veneer
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1742

1 : to overlay or plate (as a common wood) with a thin layer of finer wood for outer finish or decoration broadly : to face with a material giving a superior surface
2 : to cover over with a veneer especially : to conceal (as a defect of character) under a superficial and deceptive attractiveness
–ve·neer·er noun