interveined en · ADJ
Etymology
From inter- + veined.
Meanings
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(figuratively) intersected with, or as if with, veins
interveined spores
interveined lamellae
from his ſide two rivers flow'd, / Th' one winding, the other ſtrait and left between / Fair Champain with leſs rivers interveind, / Then meting joyn'd thir tribute to the Sea
1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 67, lines 255–257:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more interveined | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most interveined | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |