MINIATED

Verb

miniated

simple past tense and past participle of miniate

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MINIATE

Min"i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miniated; p. pr. & vb. n. Miniating.] Etym: [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See Minium.]

Definition: 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.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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