Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling a vein.
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Examples
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Standing in an eel fisherman's river weir in the cool September dark, watching the vein-like ropes of fish fill his womb of wood and stone, I've come to believe the Maori yarns about encounters they've had with the water guardians.
James Prosek: 'Eels': The World's Most Mysterious Fish James Prosek 2010
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Standing in an eel fisherman's river weir in the cool September dark, watching the vein-like ropes of fish fill his womb of wood and stone, I've come to believe the Maori yarns about encounters they've had with the water guardians.
James Prosek: 'Eels': The World's Most Mysterious Fish James Prosek 2010
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Standing in an eel fisherman's river weir in the cool September dark, watching the vein-like ropes of fish fill his womb of wood and stone, I've come to believe the Maori yarns about encounters they've had with the water guardians.
James Prosek: 'Eels': The World's Most Mysterious Fish James Prosek 2010
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Standing in an eel fisherman's river weir in the cool September dark, watching the vein-like ropes of fish fill his womb of wood and stone, I've come to believe the Maori yarns about encounters they've had with the water guardians.
James Prosek: 'Eels': The World's Most Mysterious Fish James Prosek 2010
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It was large, slightly flexible, jet black and bulged with human vein-like texture
The Punany Experience Jessica Holter 2010
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It was large, slightly flexible, jet black and bulged with human vein-like texture
The Punany Experience Jessica Holter 2010
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It was large, slightly flexible, jet black and bulged with human vein-like texture
The Punany Experience Jessica Holter 2010
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It was large, slightly flexible, jet black and bulged with human vein-like texture
The Punany Experience Jessica Holter 2010
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This spot beats and moves as though it were alive; and from it, as it grows, two vein-like vessels with blood in them lead on a twisted course to each of the two surrounding membranes.
Aristotle's Biology Lennox, James 2006
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The spores are contained in the thick masses of tissue between the vein-like folds.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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