vein

vein
noun
1 (C) one of the tubes through which blood flows to your heart from other parts of your body
—compare artery (1)
2 (C)
3
a) one of the thin lines on a leaf or on the wing of an insect
b) one of the thin lines on a piece of wood, cheese, marble (1) etc
4 (C) a thin layer of a valuable metal or mineral which is contained in rock: a rich vein of silver
5 (singular) a particular style or way, especially when speaking or writing about something: in the same vein/in a similar vein: His second novel is in very much the same vein as the first. | in a serious/light-hearted vein: The rest of the speech was in a more light-hearted vein.
6 a vein of humour/malice etc a small amount of a particular quality: a rich vein: There's a rich vein of humour running through her stories.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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