veineryn.
/ˈveɪn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈveɪnəri/ Somewhat rare.
Veins collectively; = veinage n.
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > vein > [noun] > system of
venous system1670
veinery1826
1826 Blackwood's Mag. 19 392 That arm, through whose blue veinery flowed..blood as pure as the celestial ichor.
1873 Arthur’s Illustr. Home Mag. Jan. 60/1 Why was it that I was not favored, like many other little girls who had..fine pencillings of veinery in their pretty temples?
1921 S. Desmond Gods xv. 165 The red veinery of the stems clustered in the softness of the April afternoon.
1968 Vogue 15 Feb. 108 It is comforting to know that a brilliant display of veinery is not necessarily the product of age.
2011 J. Connolly Burning Soul iii. 23 She watched the rain trace an intricate veinery upon her window.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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