sailcloth vs veneer

sailcloth

noun
  • A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats. 

veneer

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • To apply veneer to. 

  • To disguise with apparent goodness. 

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