veining

[ vey-ning ]

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noun

the act or process of forming veins or an arrangement or marking resembling veins.
a vein or a pattern of veins or markings suggesting veins.

Origin of veining

First recorded in 1680–90; vein + -ing¹

Words Nearby veining

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How to use veining in a sentence

Its shape is of a lotos bud, and the long fissures that plough a mountain side are now but delicate gold veining on a petal.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
This colour on her temples was just touched with a certain blueness where the flesh was thin over the fine veining underneath.
The Octopus | Frank Norris
He leaned over the side of the ship and watched the white foam veining the black water.
Walking Shadows | Alfred Noyes
No. 38 shows the Venetian bar used as the veining of a leaf and worked upon Sorrento bars.
The Art of Modern Lace Making | The Butterick Publishing Co.
They are brownish red with white veining under an amber lead glaze.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm Watkins

British Dictionary definitions for veining

veining

/ (ˈveɪnɪŋ) /

noun

a pattern or network of veins or streaks

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