MINIATURE

n. a. v.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediæval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.

2.
n.

Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.

3.
n.

Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]

4.
n.

A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] Massinger.

5.
a.

Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.

6.
v.

To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.


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