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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. paint with red lead or vermilion;

2. decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red;
- Example: "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
[syn: miniate, rubricate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Miniate \Min"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miniated; p. pr. & vb. n. Miniating.] [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See Minium.] 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Miniate \Min"i*ate\, a. Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

miniate v 1: paint with red lead or vermilion 2: decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" [syn: miniate, rubricate]