crossvein

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noun

A vein of ore that intersects another.

OriginEnglish vein ← Middle English veine ← Old French veine →
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Meanings

nouncrossvein (plural crossveins)

plural crossveins

  1. A vein of ore that intersects another.
  2. A vein in an insect's wing that connects others transversely.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*kruks /*krukis
  3. Latincrux
  4. Old Irishcros
  5. Old Norsekross
  6. Old Englishcros
  7. Middle Englishcross
  8. Middle Englishcros-
  9. Englishcross-
  10. Latinvēna
  11. Old Frenchveine
  12. Middle Englishveine
  13. Englishvein
  14. Englishcrossvein

From cross- + vein.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

crossvine
Cite this entry
APA

crossvein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossvein

MLA

“crossvein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossvein. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossvein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossvein.

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