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Vein(medicine)
vein(dictionary)
Vein(health)
vein(1)(dictionary)
vein(2)(dictionary)
key vein(medicine)
petrosal vein(medicine)
portal vein(medicine)
prepyloric vein(medicine)

vein(2) (iou)



vein verb trans. E16.
[from VEIN noun.]
a. Ornament (a garment etc.) with narrow stripes of differently coloured material. Scot. E16-M17.
b. Decorate with coloured, incised, or impressed markings suggestive of veins. L17.
A. Motion The dark-green leaves were veined with yellow.
Of a thing: spread over or suffuse (something) (as) with veins. Chiefly fig. L17.
Henry Miller All objects animate or inanimate..are veined with ineradicable traits.