Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a vein or some aspect of one.

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  • adjective having or showing markings that resemble veins

Etymologies

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vein +‎ -like

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Examples

  • From there, giant dams and pumps suck the water southward through veinlike aqueducts to 25 million people and more than 5 million acres of farmland.

    Dying on the Vine 2009

  • The soft sand made perfectly detailed casts of their feet, even showing the patterns of fine veinlike cracks.

    The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007

  • The soft sand made perfectly detailed casts of their feet, even showing the patterns of fine veinlike cracks.

    The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007

  • The soft sand made perfectly detailed casts of their feet, even showing the patterns of fine veinlike cracks.

    The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007

  • The soft sand made perfectly detailed casts of their feet, even showing the patterns of fine veinlike cracks.

    The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007

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