Словарь синонимов английского языка - vein

(n) 1. blood-vessel; nervure: He killed himself by opening a vein in his wrist. 2. streak, seam, stripe, striation, stria, thread, line: The reddish vein gives this marble a warm feeling. 3. seam, lode, stratum, cource, deposit, bed: The prospector discovered a vein of almost pure gold in the old mine. 4. thread, hint, cuggestion, touch, trace, streak, line, strain, mood, spirit, tone, note, tenor, feeling, attitude, disposition, humour, temper; tendency or inclination or proclivity toward(s): Underlying her apparent kindness is a vein of bitter hatred. 5. way, manner, course, fashion, style, mode, pattern: He would have continued in that same vein if the chairman hadn't stopped him.