From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Miniate \Min"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miniated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Miniating.] [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See
Minium.]
To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to
decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page
of a manuscript. --T. Wharton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Miniate \Min"i*ate\, a.
Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion;
painted with vermilion.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
miniate
v 1: paint with red lead or vermilion
2: decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this
beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" [syn:
miniate, rubricate]