Definition for VE-NEER'ING

VE-NEER'ING, n.

The act or art of inlaying, of which, there are two kinds; one, which is the most common, consists in making compartments of different woods; the other consists in making representations of flowers, birds and other figures. The first is more properly veneering; the last is marquetry. – Cyc.

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