Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Miniate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Miniate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Miniate \Min"i*ate\, a.
Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion;
painted with vermilion.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
miniate
v 1: paint with red lead or vermilion
2: decorate with letters painted red, of manuscripts; "In this
beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" [syn:
{rubricate}]
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