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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
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
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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