A decorative layer of brick, wood, or other material used tocover inferior glossary/structural/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="bb8358df16f52c882f33db145d986d14" target="_blank" >structural material thereby giving an improved appearance at a low cost. Photo fromNew York City, New York, 2019. 2. A thinsheet of wood rotary cut, sliced, or sawn from a log or flitch and used as a superior facing to inferior wood or bonded together to formplywood. (Phillips, 1994)