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veined

adjective \ˈvānd\

: marked with thin lines : having veins or streaks

Full Definition of VEINED

:  patterned with or as if with veins :  having venation :  streaked <a veined leaf> <veined marble> <veined cheese>
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First Known Use of VEINED

circa 1529

Rhymes with VEINED

brained, grained, maned, pained, paned, strained, vaned

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. veined
  2. vein
  3. net-veined
  4. parallel-veined
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