veined
veined Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Having or showing prominent blood vessels, vascular ribs, or branching channels (especially of skin, leaves, or insect wings).
"The botanist examined the delicately veined leaves of the fern under a magnifying glass."
Marked with irregular streaks, lines, or striations of a different color or substance (such as marble, wood, or blue cheese).
"The kitchen island was topped with a slab of white marble heavily veined with gray and gold."
• verb
To mark, pattern, or streak with lines or channels resembling veins (past tense and past participle of 'vein').
"Centuries of mineral-rich water had veined the limestone cavern walls with ribbons of quartz."
• Rhymes for veined
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the noun 'vein' (via Old French 'veine', from Latin 'vena', meaning 'blood vessel' or 'natural channel') plus the suffix '-ed'.