limner
/ˈlɪmnɚ/
limner noun: someone who limns or portrays.
Noun
limner (plural limners)
- Someone who limns or portrays.
- Whether the skies be bright or cloudy,—whether the earth be clothed with flowers, or deformed with tempests,—the art of the limner has surrounded you with ‘a new heaven and a new earth;’ and you may bask in suns that never set, while the heavens are dark to other eyes,—and luxuriate amid landscapes...1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 276
- In Sir Henry Meredith's appearance there was nothing that won upon the sight, though the limner had done his best for him. The countenance had no character. But his consort was indeed lovely, like, and yet not like, the daughter who now watched her.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Morality of Diamonds”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 18
limner meaning in Tamil
limner in Tamil
- எழுத்துக்காரன்
Forms of limner
| plural | limners |
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Origin of limner
From limn + -er.
Questions about limner
- What does limner mean?
- Limner means someone who limns or portrays.
- What is limner in Tamil?
- Limner in Tamil is எழுத்துக்காரன். See Limner meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is limner?
- Limner is a noun.
- How do you pronounce limner?
- Limner is pronounced /ˈlɪmnɚ/.
- What is the plural of limner?
- The plural of limner is limners.
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