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单词 limner
释义 lim·ner
\ˈlim(n)ə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English lympner, alteration (influenced by -er) of limnour, alteration of luminour, from luminen to illuminate (a manuscript) + -our -or
1.
 a. : an illuminator of medieval manuscripts
  < illustrated by sedulous limnersTimes Literary Supplement >
 b. : one that draws or paints; especially : a self-taught itinerant artist
  < among the last of the traveling limners — Esther Forbes >
2. : one who describes or portrays (as in words)
 < in such terms does Carlyle, the fine, vivid limner that he is, introduce the Abbot — E.V.Lucas >
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