About The Word Miniate

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Miniate to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Miniate definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Miniate

Miniate Meaning & Definition
Miniate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Miniate?

[v] decorate with letters painted red, of manuscripts; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
[v] paint with red lead or vermilion

Synonyms | Synonyms for Miniate: rubricate

Related Terms | Find terms related to Miniate:

See Also | color | colour | emblazon | illuminate

Miniate In Webster's Dictionary

\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.
\Min"i*ate\, a. Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Atomic reactor ‐ a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate…
  • Purplish pink ‐ a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle…
  • Cotyloidal ‐ of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh…
  • Bonk ‐ hit hard [v] have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps…
  • Thomas j. hanks ‐ United States film actor…
  • Consumer finance company ‐ a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble…
  • Empetraceae ‐ heathlike shrubs
  • Dance ‐ taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to…
  • Writhed ‐ twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted…
  • Point in time ‐ a very short period of time; "at that point I had…