LIMNING

delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing

(noun) a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

limning

present participle of limn

Noun

limning (plural limnings)

A depiction.

Source: Wiktionary


Lim"ning, n.

Definition: The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced. Adorned with illumination which we now call limning. Wood.

LIMN

Limn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limned; p. pr. & vb. n. Limning.] Etym: [OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate, to limn, LL. illuminare to paint. Illuminate, Luminous.]

1. To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush. Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. Sir T. Browne.

2. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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