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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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields – Wikipedia

Jovan Stosic April 27, 2019

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is an English chamber orchestra, based in London.

John Churchill, then Master of Music at the London church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Neville Marriner (later Sir Neville) founded the orchestra as “The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields”, a small, conductorless string group. The ASMF gave its first concert on 13 November 1959, in the church after which it was named. In 1988, the orchestra dropped the hyphens from its full name.

The initial performances as a string orchestra at St Martin-in-the-Fields played a key role in the revival of baroque performances in England. The orchestra has since expanded to include winds. It remains flexible in size, changing its make-up to suit its repertoire, which ranges from the Baroque to contemporary works.

Neville Marriner continued to perform obbligatos and concertino solos with the orchestra until 1969, and led the orchestra on recordings until the autumn of 1970, when he switched to conducting from the podium from directing the orchestra from the leader’s desk. Marriner held the title of Life President until his death in 2016. On recordings, besides Marriner, Iona Brown and Kenneth Sillito have led the orchestra, among others.

In 1993, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields became the first – and to date, only – orchestra to be awarded The Queen’s Award for Export Achievement.

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