Vein

van, n. (Anat.) One of the membranous canals or tubes in animal bodies, which convey toward the beart the impure blood returned from the capillaries; a blood-ve el. (Bot.) A small rib or branch of the frame-work of leaves, etc. (Qeol. or Mining.) A seam or layer of any substance, more or le wide, intersecting a rock or stratum, and not corresponding with the stratification. A fi ure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance a streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, in marble, and other stones a train of valuable a ociations, thoughts, etc.; a current; course; peculiar temper; tendency or turn of mind; humor; strain; quality. — v. To form or mark with veins; to or cover with veins. [ME. and F. veine, L. vena, a vein, that which carries (blood), vehere see Vehicle.] — Veined, vand.a. Full of veins; streaked; variegated. (Bot.) Having ve els branching over the surface, as a leaf. — Vein'y, a. Full of veins veined. — Ve'nal, a. Venous. Ve'nona, -nus, a. — Of, pert, to, or contained in, a vein or the veins, opp. to arterial. (Bot.) Marked with veins; veined- [L. venosus.] — Ve'nesec'tion, n. Act or operation of opening a vein, to let blood; blood-letting. [L. sectio = E. section, q. v.] Veliferous. See under Veil.