单词 | limn |
释义 | limn[ lim ] / lɪm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR limn ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to represent in drawing or painting. to portray in words; describe. Obsolete. to illuminate (manuscripts). Origin of limn1400–50; late Middle English lymne, variant of Middle English luminen to illuminate (manuscripts), aphetic variant of enlumine<Middle French enluminer<Latin inlūmināre to embellish, literally, light up; see illuminate OTHER WORDS FROM limnoutlimn, verb (used with object)un·limned, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH limnlimb, limnWords nearby limnlimitrophe, limit-state design, limit switch, limivorous, limmer, limn, limner, limnetic, limnology, limnophilous, Límnos Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for limnBritish Dictionary definitions for limnlimn / (lɪm) / verb (tr)to represent in drawing or painting archaic to describe in words an obsolete word for illuminate Derived forms of limnlimner (ˈlɪmnə), nounWord Origin for limnC15: from Old French enluminer to illumine (a manuscript) from Latin inlūmināre to brighten, from lūmen light Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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