Vein: alternatives and connections

Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal, as an artery or vein.

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The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.

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To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.

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An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded,…

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In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income.

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Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein.

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A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf.

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A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing.

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A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zool.), one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.

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Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the venous circulation of the blood.

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Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the venous circulation of the blood.

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One of the nerves of leaves.

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A vein.

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