enlimn

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verb

To adorn (a book, manuscript, etc.) with coloured and decorated letters and/or figures.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person enlimns · participle present enlimning · participle past enlimned · past enlimned

  1. poeticTo adorn (a book, manuscript, etc.) with coloured and decorated letters and/or figures.

    par of tables enlymned with Seyntes.

    1453, Testamenta Eboracensia

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
limn

Origin

From en- + limn. Compare enlumine, illuminate.

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Cite this entry
APA

enlimn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enlimn

MLA

“enlimn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enlimn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enlimn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enlimn.

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