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Verb: miniate  'mi-ni`eyt
  1. Paint with red lead or vermilion
     
  2. Decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red
    "In this beautiful book, all the place names are miniated"
    - rubricate

Derived forms: miniating, miniated, miniates

See also: minium

Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], emblazon, illuminate

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