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Miniate

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the colour of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.
Verb
  1. 1
    To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion, or with red letters, as in a manuscript.

    "At Trinity college in Cambridge is a Psalter in Latin and Saxon, admirably written, and illuminated with letters in gold, silver, miniated, &c."

  2. 2
    decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red wordnet
  3. 3
    paint with red lead or vermilion wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Partly borrowed from Latin miniātus (adjective), partly from miniātus, perfect passive participle of miniō (“to cover with vermilion”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

Partly borrowed from Latin miniātus (adjective), partly from miniātus, perfect passive participle of miniō (“to cover with vermilion”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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