f. [veṇ-in-vā ṅīp Uṇ. 4. 18] 1 Braided hair, a braid of hair; taraṃgiṇī veṇirivāyatā bhuvaḥ Śi. 12. 75; Me. 18.

2 Hair twisted into a single unornamented braid and allowed to fall on the back (said to be worn by women whose husbands are absent from them); vanānnivṛttena raghūttamena muktā svayaṃ veṇi- rivābabhāse R. 14. 12; abalāveṇimo- kṣotsukāni Me. 99, Ku. 2. 61.

3 Continuous flow, current, stream;...