vein´like´

vein´like´: vein «vayn», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a) one of the blood vessels or tubes that carry the blood to the heart from all parts of the body. b) any blood vessel.

2. the rib of a leaf; one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal framework of a leaf; nerve or nervure.

3. one of the ribs that strengthen the wing of an insect.

4. a) a small natural channel within the earth through which water trickles or flows. b) a flow of water through such a channel: »a vein of water.

5. Geology. a) a crack or seam in rock filled with a material, especially metallic ore, different from the containing rock. b) a deposit, as of ore or coal, having a more or less regular development in length, width, and depth; lode: »a vein of copper.

6. a streak or stream of a different material or texture from the main substance: »a vein of gristle in the meat.

7. any streak or marking of a different shade or color in wood, marble, or glass.

8. Figurative. a strain or blend of some quality in conduct, writing, speech, or other activity: »a vein of criticism, comedy written in a witty vein.

9. Figurative. a special character or disposition; state of mind; mood: »a vein of cruelty, a joking vein. In the midst of a vein of thought…I was interrupted (Washington Irving).

–v.t.

1. to mark (with lines or streaks) in a manner suggesting veins.

2. to cover with, spread out over, or run through (something) the way veins do: »Many rivers vein the lowlands.

╂[< Old French veine < Latin vēna]

–vein´er, noun.

–vein´like´, adjective.

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vein´er — vein «vayn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) one of the blood vessels or tubes that carry the blood to the heart from all parts of the body. b) any blood vessel. 2. the rib of a leaf; one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal… … Useful english dictionary
vein — noun 1》 any of the tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed from all parts of the body towards the heart. ↘(in general use) a blood vessel. 2》 (in plants) a slender rib running through a leaf, typically dividing … English new terms dictionary
Vein — Vein, n. [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.] 1. (Anat.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See {Artery}, 2. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Vein (geology) — A quartz vein, prominent from the surrounding weathered rock In geology, a vein is a distinct sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock. Veins form when mineral constituents carried by an aqueous solution within the rock mass are… … Wikipedia
vein — veinal, adj. veinless, adj. veinlike, adj. /vayn/, n. 1. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 2. (loosely) any blood vessel. 3. one of the riblike thickenings that form the… … Universalium
vein — [[t]veɪn[/t]] n. 1) anat. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart 2) anat. (loosely) any blood vessel 3) ent one of the riblike thickenings that form the framework of the wing of … From formal English to slang
vein — /veɪn / (say vayn) noun 1. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 2. (loosely) any blood vessel. 3. one of the tubular, riblike thickenings that ramify in an insect s wing. 4.… …

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