minium

[ min-ee-uhm ]

/ ˈmɪn i əm /

noun

red lead.

Origin of minium

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin: cinnabar, red lead

Words nearby minium

ministroke, ministry, minisub, minitower, minitrack, minium, Mini-Vac, minivacuum, minivan, miniver, minivet

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Example sentences from the Web for minium

But the true sense of miniature is something painted in minium, red lead.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
Nor shall thy title be marked with minium, nor thy leaf scented with cedar-oil.
Illuminated Manuscripts|John W. Bradley
There is in a plain near (these springs) a mountain, which is of a red colour like minium.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
The term used by him for the mineral is minium nativum (Interpretatio,—bergzinober or cinnabaris).
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola

Minium sometimes leans to orange; and there is made from ceruse a peculiar red, Mineral Orange.
Field's Chromatography|George Field

British Dictionary definitions for minium

minium

/ (ˈmɪnɪəm) /

noun

another name for red lead

Word Origin for minium

C14 (meaning: vermilion): from Latin

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单词	minium
释义	minium [ min-ee-uhm ] / ˈmɪn i əm / noun red lead. Origin of minium 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin: cinnabar, red lead Words nearby minium ministroke, ministry, minisub, minitower, minitrack, minium, Mini-Vac, minivacuum, minivan, miniver, minivet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for minium But the true sense of miniature is something painted in minium, red lead. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley Nor shall thy title be marked with minium, nor thy leaf scented with cedar-oil. Illuminated Manuscripts\|John W. Bradley There is in a plain near (these springs) a mountain, which is of a red colour like minium. The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)\|Strabo The term used by him for the mineral is minium nativum (Interpretatio,—bergzinober or cinnabaris). De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola Minium sometimes leans to orange; and there is made from ceruse a peculiar red, Mineral Orange. Field's Chromatography\|George Field British Dictionary definitions for minium minium / (ˈmɪnɪəm) / noun another name for red lead Word Origin for minium C14 (meaning: vermilion): from Latin 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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