VEIN

vein, nervure

(noun) one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

vein, vena, venous blood vessel

(noun) a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; “all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood”

vein

(noun) a distinctive style or manner; “he continued in this vein for several minutes”

vein, mineral vein

(noun) a layer of ore between layers of rock

vein, nervure

(noun) any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ

vein

(verb) make a veinlike pattern

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

vein (plural veins)

(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

(in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.

(botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.

(zoology) The nervure of an insect’s wing.

A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.

(geology) A sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock.

(figurative) A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.

(figurative) A style, tendency, or quality.

A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.

Verb

vein (third-person singular simple present veins, present participle veining, simple past and past participle veined)

To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.

Anagrams

• Vien, Vine, nevi, vine

Source: Wiktionary

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Vein, n. Etym: [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation.

4. (Geol. or Mining)

Definition: A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful minerals or ores.

5. A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance. "Down to the veins of earth." Milton. Let the glass of the prisms be free from veins. Sir I. Newton.

6. A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation.

7. A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course. He can open a vein of true and noble thinking. Swift.

8. Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein. Shak. Certain discoursing wits which are of the same veins. Bacon. Invoke the Muses, and improve my vein. Waller.

Vein, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veined; p. pr. & vb. n. Veining.]

Definition: To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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