veneer
/vəˈnɪɹ/ noun C2- A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
- An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.
- A layer of material placed over a tooth.
Plural veneers
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Yet, beneath the superficial veneer of modernization, I suspect the fundamental character of the city remains resolutely unchanged.
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