Definition of limn Limn
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We found 10 definitions of limn from 6 different sources.
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What does limn mean?
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| limn - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" | ||
| portray, depict | ||
| interpret, represent make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" | ||
| artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" | ||
| limn - trace the shape of | ||
| delineate, outline | ||
| draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" | ||
| lipstick apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth" | ||
| contour form the contours of | ||
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Wiktionary 
- limn (Verb)
To draw or paint; delineate. - limn (Verb)
To describe. - limn (Verb)
To illuminate, as a manuscript.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- limn (v. t.)
To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush. - limn (v. t.)
To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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limn
To trace the shape of.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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limn
lim, v.t. to draw or paint, esp. in water-colours: (orig.) to illuminate with ornamental letters, &c.—n. Lim′ner, one who limns or paints on paper or parchment: a portrait-painter. [Contr. of O. Fr. enluminer—L. illumināre.]
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🔤- limn, verb, present, 1st person singular of limn (infinitive).
- limn, verb (infinitive).
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