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)
- 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
Questions about miniating
- What is miniating the present participle and gerund of?
- Miniating is the present participle and gerund of miniate.
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