Veined

Veined
Veined Veined, a. 1. Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as, veined marble. ``Veined follies.'' --Ford. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) Having fibrovascular threads extending throughout the lamina; as, a veined leaf. [1913 Webster]


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  • veined — [veınd] adj having a pattern of thin lines on the surface ▪ black veined marble ▪ He grasped her feeble veined hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • veined — [vānd] adj. having veins or veinlike markings * * * veined (vānd) adj. Having veins or showing veinlike markings. * * * …   Universalium

  • veined — [vānd] adj. having veins or veinlike markings …   English World dictionary

  • veined — [[t]ve͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ Veined skin has a lot of veins showing through it. Helen s hands were thin and veined. COMB in ADJ Veined is also a combining form. ...a man who had blue veined cheeks. 2) ADJ Something that is veined has a pattern or… …   English dictionary

  • veined — adjective Date: circa 1529 patterned with or as if with veins ; having venation ; streaked < a veined leaf > < veined marble > < veined cheese > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Veined — Vein Vein, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veining}.] To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • veined — adj. Veined is used with these nouns: ↑marble …   Collocations dictionary

  • veined — adjective having a pattern of thin lines on its surface that looks like veins: black veined marble …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • veined — 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. 2) (in general use) a blood vessel. 3) (in plants) a slender rib running through a leaf, containing… …   English terms dictionary

  • Veined rapa whelk — Taxobox color = pink name = Veined rapa whelk image caption = image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda ordo = Caenogastropoda suborder = Sorbeoconcha superfamilia = Muricoidea… …   Wikipedia

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