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Definition: Veneer moth
Veneer
\Ve*neer"\, n. [Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See
Veneer,
v. t.]
A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material
for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf
of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show;
gloss; false pretense.
[1913 Webster]
Veneer moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the genus
Chilo; --
so called because the mottled colors resemble those of
veneering.
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