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Webster 1913 Edition
Limn
Limn
(lĭm)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Limned
(lĭmd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Limning
(lĭm′nĭng or lĭm′ĭng)
.] [OE.
limnen
, fr. luminen
, for enluminen
, F. enluminer
to illuminate, to limn, LL. illuminare
to paint. √122. See Illuminate
, Luminous
.] 1.
To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.
Let a painter carelessly
limn
out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. Sir T. Browne.
3.
To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.
Webster 1828 Edition
Limn
LIMN
,Verb.
T.
lim.