Meaning of MINIATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mini`eyt
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- [v] decorate with letters painted red, of manuscripts; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
- [v] paint with red lead or vermilion
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| | Synonyms: | | rubricate |
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| | See Also: | | color, colour, emblazon, illuminate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Min"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Miniated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Miniating}.] [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See
{Minium}.]
To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to
decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page
of a manuscript. --T. Wharton.
\Min"i*ate\, a.
Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion;
painted with vermilion.
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