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miniating

miniating is the present participle and gerund 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 miniating

What is miniating the present participle and gerund of?
Miniating is the present participle and gerund of miniate.

Words near miniating in the dictionary

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

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