foliate vs veneer

foliate

verb
  • To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver. 

  • To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. 

  • To form into leaves. 

adj
  • foliated 

  • shaped like a leaf 

  • of or relating to leaves 

veneer

verb
  • To apply veneer to. 

  • To disguise with apparent goodness. 

noun
  • An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings. 

  • A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material. 

How often have the words foliate and veneer occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )