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Webster 1913 Edition


Limning

Lim′ning

(lĭm′nĭng or lĭm′ĭng)
,
Noun.
The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced.
Adorned with illumination which we now call
limning
.
Wood.

Webster 1828 Edition


Limning

LIMN'ING

,
ppr.
Drawing; painting; painting in water colors.

Definition 2024


limning

limning

English

Verb

limning

  1. present participle of limn

Noun

limning (plural limnings)

  1. A depiction.
    • 2009, Leanda de Lisle, The Sisters Who Would Be Queen
      In the limnings, or miniatures, painted by the court artist Lavina Teerlinc she resembles her lovely grandmother, the King's late younger sister, Mary Tudor, the French Queen.