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enlimn

enlimn verb: to adorn (a book, manuscript, etc.) with coloured and decorated letters and/or figures.

Verb

enlimn (third-person singular simple present enlimns, present participle enlimning, simple past and past participle enlimned)

  1. (poetic) To adorn (a book, manuscript, etc.) with coloured and decorated letters and/or figures.
    • par of tables enlymned with Seyntes.1453, Testamenta Eboracensia

Forms of enlimn

third-person singular presentenlimns
present participleenlimning
past participleenlimned
pastenlimned

Origin of enlimn

From en- + limn. Compare enlumine, illuminate.

Questions about enlimn

What does enlimn mean?
Enlimn means to adorn (a book, manuscript, etc.) with coloured and decorated letters and/or figures.
What part of speech is enlimn?
Enlimn is a verb.
What is the past tense of enlimn?
The past tense of enlimn is enlimned.

Words near enlimn in the dictionary

  1. enlighting
  2. enlightment
  3. enlightments
  4. enlights
  5. Enlil
  6. enlimn
  7. enlimned
  8. enlimning
  9. enlimns
  10. enlink
  11. enlinked

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