4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\ (?; 277), n. [It. miniatura, fr L.
miniare. See {Miniate}, v.,{Minium}.]
1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in
medi[ae]val 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\, a.
Being on a small much reduced from the reality; as a
miniature copy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\, v. t.
To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small
scale.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
miniature
adj : being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"
n 1: a painting or drawing included in a book (especially in
illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: {illumination}]
2: a copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size
[syn: {toy}]
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