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limning |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Limning \Lim"ning\ (l[i^]m"n[i^]ng or l[i^]m"[i^]ng), n. The act process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced. Adorned with illumination which we now call limning. --Wood. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Limn \Limn\ (l[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limned} (l[i^]md); p. pr & vb n. {Limning} (l[i^]m"n[i^]ng or l[i^]m"[i^]ng).] [OE. limnen, fr luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate, to limn, LL illuminare to paint. [root]122. See {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: limning n : a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: {delineation}, {depiction}, {line drawing}]
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