enlimn

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ limn. Compare enlumine, illuminate.

Verb

enlimn (third-person singular simple present enlimns, present participle enlimning, simple past and past participle enlimned)

  1. To adorn (a book, manuscript, etc.) by illuminating or ornamenting with coloured and decorated letters and figures.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for enlimn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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