min1ate

t. [Latin mini at us, pa. par. of minio, from minium red lead or vermilion.] To paint or tinge with red or vermilion. "The capitals in the body of the text are miniated with a pen."- Warton : Hist . English Poetry , vol. iii. min'-i-ate, a. [MINIATE, v.] Painted or tinged with red or vermilion; illuminated. *min-i-a-tör-ě, s. [Ital.) An illuminator, a miniaturist. [MINIATURE, 8., Α. 2.] "The mini a tore Ethelwold." T. B. Aldrich: Friar Jerome's Beautiful Book . min-la-türe, s. & a. [Ital. miniatura =a miniature, from mini a to , pa. par. of mini are =to dye or paint with red lead or vermilion; Lat. minium =red lead; Fr. miniature .] miniature A. As substantive: 1. Red lead, cinnabar, vermilion. *2. Lettering in red lead or vermilion for distinct ne ; red letter; rubrical distinction. "If the names of other saints are distinguished with miniature, her's [the ble ed Virgin's] ought to shine in gold."- Hickes : Sermons, ii. 72. *3. The art of drawing pictures in little, being done with red lead. ( Blount .) 4. A painting, generally a portrait, of small dimensions, executed for the most part on ivory, vellum, or paper, of a thick and fine quality; a minute picture, whether delineating landscape or figures, or a copy of a larger picture. 5. Anything represented on a greatly reduced scale. "Tragedy is the miniature of human life; an epic poem is the draught at length."-Dryden: Virgil, Æneid. (Ded.) 6. A greatly reduced scale, style, or form. "We may reasonably presume it [the garden of Eden] to have been the earth in miniature."-Horne: Works, vol. iv., dis. 2. *7. Distinctive or particular trait of features. B. As adj .: In miniature; on a very small scale; greatly reduced in size. "Here shall the pencil bid its colors flow, And make a miniature creation grow." Gay: The Fan, 1. IMG:content-1227.png:[blocks in formation]