limn : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: limn	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for limn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
limn v trace the shape of Synonym(s): delineate, limn, outline make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" Synonym(s): portray, depict, limn
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limn \Limn\ (l[icr]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limned} (l[icr]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limning} (l[icr]m"n[icr]ng [or] l[icr]m"[icr]ng).] [OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate, to limn, LL. illuminare to paint. [root]122. See {Illuminate}, {Luminous}.] 1. To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush. Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. --Sir T. Browne. 2. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.