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1Limn — (l[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limned} (l[i^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limning} (l[i^]m n[i^]ng or l[i^]m [i^]ng).] [OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate, to limn, LL. illuminare to paint. [root]122. See {Illuminate},… …
2limn — index delineate, depict, portray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3limn... — limn..., Wortbildungselement, limno …
4limn — (v.) early 15c., to illuminate (manuscripts), altered from M.E. luminen, to illuminate manuscripts (late 14c.), from O.Fr. luminer light up, illuminate, from L. luminare illuminate, burnish, from lumen (gen. luminis) radiant energy, light,… …
5limn — vb *represent, depict, portray, delineate, picture …
6limn — ► VERB literary ▪ depict or describe in painting or words. DERIVATIVES limner noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «illuminate a manuscript»: from Latin luminare make light …
7limn — [lim] vt. limned, limning [lim′iŋ, lim′niŋ] [ME limnen, contr. < luminen, for enluminen < OFr enluminer < L illuminare, ILLUMINATE] 1. to paint or draw 2. to portray in words; describe 3. Obs. to illuminate (manuscripts) limner [lim′ər,… …
8limn — dis·limn; limn; …
9limn — transitive verb (limned; limning) Etymology: Middle English limnen to illuminate (a manuscript), probably back formation from lymnour illuminator, alteration of lumenur, from Anglo French aluminer, enluminer to illuminate, ultimately from Latin… …
10limn- — (prefix) lake …