vein

• a layer of ore between layers of rock
• any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
• one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
• a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
• a distinctive style or manner
• make a veinlike pattern
• One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart
• One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf
• One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects
• A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification
• A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance
• A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones
• A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like
• Peculiar temper or temperament
• To form or mark with veins

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