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Limn [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

lim. [Latin lumino.] To draw or paint; or to paint in water colors.

Limn [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.

2. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.

Limned [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

lim'med. Painted.

Limned [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Limner [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One that colors or paints on paper or parchment; one who decorates books with initial pictures.

2. A portrait painter.

Limner [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A painter; an artist

2. One who paints portraits.

3. One who illuminates books.

Limniad [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Limning [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The act or art of drawing or painting in water colors.

Limning [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Drawing; painting; painting in water colors.

Limning [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced.

Limning [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913