Category:Miniate

Min"i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miniated; p. pr. & vb. n. Miniating.] Etym: [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See Minium.]

Defn: 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.

miniate Min"i*ate, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.