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miniates

miniates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miniate.

Meaning of miniate

Verb

miniate (third-person singular simple present miniates, present participle miniating, simple past and past participle miniated)

  1. To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion, or with red letters, as in a manuscript.
    • At Trinity college in Cambridge is a Psalter in Latin and Saxon, admirably written, and illuminated with letters in gold, silver, miniated, &c.1774, Thomas Warton, The History of English Poetry

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Questions about miniates

What is miniates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Miniates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miniate.

Words near miniates in the dictionary

  1. Miniard
  2. miniarray
  3. miniarrays
  4. miniate
  5. miniated
  6. miniates
  7. miniating
  8. miniation
  9. miniator
  10. miniators
  11. miniatory

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