vein
vein /veɪn/
noun
1. [countable] one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body ⇨ artery:
the pulmonary vein
She felt the blood racing through her veins as they kissed.
2. [countable] one of the thin lines on a leaf or on an insect’s wing
3. [countable] one of the thin lines on a piece of cheese or some types of stone
4. [countable] a thin layer of a valuable metal or mineral which is contained in rock
vein of
veins of gold
5. in a ... vein in a particular style of speaking or writing about something
in the same vein/in a similar vein
There was more humour, in much the same vein.
in a serious/light-hearted etc vein
poems in a lighter vein
6. a vein of humour/malice etc a small amount of humour etc:
In voicing our fear of old age, Rivers has discovered a rich vein of comedy.
⇨ deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins
vein /veɪn/
noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: veine, from Latin vena
Language: Old French
Origin: veine, from Latin vena
1. [countable] one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body ⇨ artery:
2. [countable] one of the thin lines on a leaf or on an insect’s wing
3. [countable] one of the thin lines on a piece of cheese or some types of stone
4. [countable] a thin layer of a valuable metal or mineral which is contained in rock
vein of
5. in a ... vein in a particular style of speaking or writing about something
in the same vein/in a similar vein
in a serious/light-hearted etc vein
6. a vein of humour/malice etc a small amount of humour etc:
⇨ deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins