VENEER  , a thin layer of See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood, See also:

• IVORY (Fr. ivoire, Lat. ebur)
• IVORY, SIR JAMES (1765-1842)

ivory, See also:

• PEARL
• PEARL, THE

pearl or other material of high decorative value fixed to a poorer See also:

• SURFACE

surface by See also:

• GLUE (from the O. Fr. glu, bird-lime, from the Late Lat. gluten, glus, glue)

glue or other adhesive to improve its See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance . Wood veneers are exceedingly See also:

• COMMON

common: only the best See also:

• WOODS, LEONARD (1774-1854)
• WOODS, SIR ALBERT (1816-1904)

woods are used and the layer may be as thin as See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper—a circumstance due to improvements in the machinery for cutting the logs . The surface to which the veneer is to be attached is prepared perfectly smooth, a film of glue applied, and then the veneer laid on . It is now ironed perfectly See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat, all superfluous glue being pressed out, and then allowed to dry in a See also:

• PRESS (through Fr. presse from Lat. pressare, frequentative of premere, to crush, squeeze, press)

press . The surface is now ready for polishing .