[f. VEIN sb. or v.]
1. a. (See quot. 1883, and cf. VEINING vbl. sb. 1 b.)
1864. [F. W. Robinson], Mem. Jane Cameron, I. 119. There were … menders and darners, veiners and winders,… needle-women [etc.].
1883. Simmonds, Dict. Trade, Veiner, a sewer of muslin in the neighbourhood of Belfast.
b. One who makes veins in artificial flowers.
1881. Instr. Census Clerks (1885), 55. [Artificial] Flower Making: Stiffener. Cutter-out. Veiner. Ibid. Leaf Making:… Cutter-out. Veiner. Shader.
2. In wood-carving, a small V-shaped tool used for making veins in leaves.
1895. Rowe, Chip-Carving, 31. If the student has not a Ｖ tool he can use the veiner.
