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limn
v. describe; portray (by painting, drawing, etc.)


WordNet 2.0 DictionaryDownload this dictionary
limn
Verb
1. trace the shape of
(synonym) delineate, outline
(hypernym) draw
(hyponym) lipstick
2. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
(synonym) portray, depict
(hypernym) represent, interpret
(derivation) portraitist, portrait painter, portrayer, limner
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Limn
(v. t.)
To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.
  
 
(v. t.)
To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.
  

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limn
v. a.
زنگ آميزي کرنا, تصوير کھينچنا,مورت بنانا, (بيان کرنا, نقشہ کھينچنا)

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limn
Synonyms and related words:
bring to life, cartoon, catch a likeness, chalk, character, characterize, charcoal, chart, color, contour, copy, crayon, crosshatch, dash off, daub, delineate, depict, describe, design, diagram, doodle, draft, draw, evoke, express, give words to, hatch, hit off, image, interpret, map, notate, outline, paint, paint a picture, pencil, picture, picturize, portray, print, profile, register, render, represent, rub, schematize, scratch, scumble, set forth, shade, silhouette, sketch, stencil, symbolize, take a rubbing, tint, trace, trace out, trace over, write
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

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