adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of vein form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having veins or veinlike markings. in-compounds, sometimes

   "'veined cheese, veined marble"

Adjective

1. 1
   having or showing markings that resemble veins wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bandedbarredbrindlemarbledmarbleizedstreaked

Example

More examples

"These blue-vein’d violets whereon we lean Never can blab, nor know not what we mean."

Related phrases

black-veined whiteblue-veined cheesefan-veinedfeather-veinedgreen-veined whitered-veinedred-veined darterred-veined dock

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