Synonyms for veined
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : veyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : veɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for veined Other synonyms for the word veined
- brindled
- coarse
- dappled
- fibroid
- flecked
- kaleidoscopic
- linear
- lineate
- liny
- marble
- marbled
- marked
- motley
- multicolor
- multicolored
- muscular
- particolored
- piebald
- pied
- polychromatic
- polychrome
- polychromic
- polychromous
- prismatic
- pulpy
- ridged
- ropy
- sinewy
- slash
- smudgy
- speckled
- spot
- spotted
- stalky
- strake
- streaked
- streaky
- striate
- striated
- strigose
- stripe
- striped
- threadlike
- tissued
- tore
- varicolored
- variegate
- variegated
- vein
- veined
- versicolor
- versicolored
- whelked
- whelky
- wiry
- woody
Définition of veined
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French veine, from Latin vena "a blood vessel," also "a water course, a vein of metal, a person's natural ability or interest," of unknown origin. The mining sense is attested in English from late 14c. (Greek phleps "vein" had the same secondary sense). Figurative sense of "strain or intermixture" (of some quality) is recorded from 1560s; that of "a humor or mood, natural tendency" is first recorded 1570s.
- As in multicolored : adj having various hues
- As in streaky : adj streaked
- As in streaked : adj having streaks
- As in multicolor : adj having many colors
- As in polychromatic : adj multicolor
- As in polychrome : adj multicolor
- As in polychromic : adj multicolor
- As in polychromous : adj multicolor
- As in varicolored : adj multicolor
- As in versicolored : adj multicolor
- As in fibrous : adj stringy
- As in streak : verb make a line on
- As in striate : verb streak
- As in variegate : verb streak
- The white marble at the bottom of the bath was veined with a dreadful red.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Malatapay (a variety of Diospyros philoshantera), veined black and red.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- Then he resumed his seat, spreading his veined hands to the fire, and listened.
- Extract from : « The Book of All-Power » by Edgar Wallace
- The face which was thrust into the Commissioner's was ridged and veined with passion.
- Extract from : « The Clue of the Twisted Candle » by Edgar Wallace
- It was a frosty crimson in color, veined with sparkling gold.
- Extract from : « The People of the Black Circle » by Robert E. Howard
- Its leaves are so netted and veined with yellow as to give this hue the predominance.
- Extract from : « Talks about Flowers. » by M. D. Wellcome
- Much of the wood is veined, and not inferior to cedar-wood for cabinet work.
- Extract from : « The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) » by Strabo
- It is a veined marble and chiefly a warm gray with white veining.
- Extract from : « Graining and Marbling » by Frederick Maire
- The leaf can be veined with chocolate put on with the pastry bag and pipe.
- Extract from : « Candy-Making at Home » by Mary M. Wright
- The wings are membranous, delicate, and veined; the limbs long and slight.
- Extract from : « The Insect World » by Louis Figuier
Antonyms for veined
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