MINIATURED

Verb

miniatured

simple past tense and past participle of miniature

Source: Wiktionary


MINIATURE

Min"i*a*ture, n. Etym: [It. miniatura, fr. L. miniare. See Miniate, v.,Minium.]

1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediæval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.

2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.

3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]

4. A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] Massinger.

Min"i*a*ture, a.

Definition: Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.

Min"i*a*ture, v. t.

Definition: To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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