miniare

Meaning

  1. (historical, transitive) to illuminate (a manuscript) in red
  2. (transitive) to paint, decorate or illuminate in miniature
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to paint (one's face, lips, cheeks) in red
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to depict finely, to detail with exactness

Concepts

Synonyms

Hyphenated as
mi‧nià‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/miˈnja.re/
Etymology

From minio (“red lead”) + -are.

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