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vein

  [veyn] ,
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–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 riblike thickenings that form the framework of the wing of an insect.
4. one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal framework of a leaf.
5. any body or stratum of ore, coal, etc., clearly separated or defined: a rich vein of coal.
6. a body or mass of igneous rock, deposited mineral, or the like occupying a crevice or fissure in rock; lode.
7. a natural channel or watercourse beneath the surface of the earth.
8. the water running through such a channel.
9. a streak or marking, as of a different shade or color, running through marble, wood, etc.
10. a condition, mood, or temper: a vein of pessimism.
11. a tendency, quality, or strain traceable in character, conduct, writing, etc.; manner or style: to write in a poetic vein.
–verb (used with object)
12. to furnish with veins.
13. to mark with lines or streaks suggesting veins.
14. to extend over or through in the manner of veins: Broad new highways vein the countryside.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME veine < OF < L vēna vein of the body, channel, ore deposit

Related forms:
veinal, adjective
veinless, adjective
veinlike, adjective

Synonyms:
11. tone, streak, touch, hint, thread.
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vein   (vān)   
n.  

    1. Anatomy Any of the membranous tubes that form a branching system and carry blood to the heart.

    2. A blood vessel.

    3. A transient attitude or mood.

    4. A particular turn of mind: spoke later in a more serious vein.

  2. Botany One of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other expanded plant organ. Also called nervure.

  3. Zoology One of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect. Also called nervure.

  4. Geology A regularly shaped and lengthy occurrence of an ore; a lode.

  5. A long wavy strip of a different shade or color, as in wood or marble, or as mold in cheese.

  6. A fissure, crack, or cleft.

  7. A pervading character or quality; a streak: "All through the interminable narrative there ran a vein of impressive earnestness" (Mark Twain). See Synonyms at streak.

    1. A transient attitude or mood.

    2. A particular turn of mind: spoke later in a more serious vein.

tr.v.   veined, vein·ing, veins

  1. To supply or fill with veins.

  2. To mark or decorate with veins.


[Middle English veine, from Old French, from Latin vēna.]
vein'al adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

vein 
c.1300, from O.Fr. veine, from L. vena "a blood vessel," also "a water course, a vein of metal, a person's natural ability or interest," of unknown origin. The mining sense is attested in Eng. from 1387. Fig. sense of "strain or intermixture" (of some quality) is recorded from 1567; that of "a humor or mood, natural tendency" is first recorded 1577.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vein
Pronunciation: 'vAn
Function: noun
: any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart and havethinner walls than the arteries and often valves at intervals to prevent reflux of the blood which flows in a steady stream and is in most cases dark-colored due to the presence of reduced hemoglobin
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

vein (vān)
n.

  1. Any of the branching blood vessels carrying blood toward the heart. All veins except the pulmonary vein carry dark unaerated blood.

  2. A blood vessel.

v. veined, vein·ing, veins
To supply or fill with veins.
vein'al adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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