Veined
[veɪnd] or [vend]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Vein
(a.) Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as, veined marble.
(a.) Having fibrovascular threads extending throughout the lamina; as, a veined leaf.
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Examples
- If the leaf is finely veined the lower surface makes the better print, but if the veins are coarse and large the upper surface may be used. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- They stopped before some veined salpiglossis flowers. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The white marble at the bottom of the bath was veined with a dreadful red. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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