2. (Bot.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf.
3. (Zoöl.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation.
4. (Geol. or Mining) 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
(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.
Veinal
(Vein"al) a. Pertaining to veins; venous. [R.]
Veined
(Veined) a.
1. Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as, veined marble. "Veined follies." Ford.
2. (Bot.) Having fibrovascular threads extending throughout the lamina; as, a veined leaf.
Veinless
(Vein"less) a. Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf.
Veinlet
(Vein"let) n. A small vein.
Veinous
(Vein"ous) a. Marked with veins; veined; veiny.
The excellent old gentleman's nails are long and leaden, and his hands lean and veinous.
Dickens. Veinstone
(Vein"stone`) n. The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in
a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; — called also veinstuff.
Veiny
(Vein"y) a. [From Vein: cf. F. veiné.] Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble.
Velar
(Ve"lar) a. [See Velum.]
1. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
2. (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such
as k and hard q.
