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crossvein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crossvein
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vein of ore that intersects another.

noun

A vein in an insect's wing that connects others transversely.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- Latin vēna Old French veinebor. Middle English veine English vein English crossvein From cross- + vein.

Inflected Forms

crossveins (plural)

Derived Forms

crossveinless

Questions

What does crossvein mean?
A vein of ore that intersects another.
Where does crossvein come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- Latin vēna Old French veinebor. Middle English veine English vein English crossvein From cross- + vein.

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