alluminare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *alluminare (compare French allumer, Spanish alumbrar, Portuguese alumiar), from Classical Latin illūminō, illūmināre (illuminate, light up, brighten), or from ad- + lūminō.

Verb

alluminare

  1. (transitive) to add gold or silver to pigments in order to make the painting (usually a miniature) shine

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