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  • English Word Vein Definition 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.
  • English Word Vein Definition A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.
  • English Word Vein Definition A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation.
  • English Word Vein Definition A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course.
  • English Word Vein Definition 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.
  • English Word Vein Definition To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins.
  • English Word Veinal Definition Pertaining to veins; venous.
  • English Word Veined Definition of Vein
  • English Word Veined Definition Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as, veined marble.
  • English Word Veined Definition Having fibrovascular threads extending throughout the lamina; as, a veined leaf.
  • English Word Veining Definition of Vein
  • English Word Veinless Definition Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf.
  • English Word Veinlet Definition A small vein.
  • English Word Veinous Definition Marked with veins; veined; veiny.
  • English Word Veinstone Definition The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; -- called also veinstuff.
  • English Word Veiny Definition Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble.
  • English Word Vela Definition of Velum
  • English Word Velar Definition Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
  • English Word Velar Definition Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
  • English Word Velaria Definition of Velarium
  • English Word Velarium Definition The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora.
  • English Word Velate Definition Having a veil; veiled.
  • English Word Vele Definition A veil.
  • English Word Velecipedist Definition One who rides on a velocipede.
  • English Word Velella Definition Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella.
  • English Word Veliferous Definition Carrying or bearing sails.
  • English Word Veliger Definition Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.
  • English Word Velitation Definition A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish.
  • English Word Velivolant Definition Flying with sails; passing under full sail.
  • English Word Vell Definition The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet bag.