veined

1. 1
   adjectivein compounds

   Marked with thin lines that look like the veins in a leaf or hand.

   Like the thin lines you can see running across a leaf.

   The veined marble countertop gleamed under the kitchen lights.

   Her hands were heavily veined after years of hard work outdoors.

   Similarstreaked, marbled, striated, lined

   Oppositeplain, unmarked

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2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of vein. Use it for marking something with veins in the past.

   The craftsman veined the plaster to make it look like real marble.

   Frost veined the cold windowpane overnight.

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