Limning

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of
              faces, and you shall find them all different. --Sir
                                                    T. Browne.
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     2. Hence: To picture in words; to describe in graphic terms.
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     3. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental
        figures, letters, or borders.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Adorned with illumination which we now call limning.
                                                    --Wood.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  limning
       n : a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: {delineation},
            {depiction}, {line drawing}]