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Limner

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Noun

1. limner, portrait painter, portraitist, portrayer

a painter or drawer of portraits

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Limner

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to represent in drawing or painting
2. archaic
to describe in words
3.  an obsolete word for illuminate

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Limner

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verb transitiveWord forms: limned or ˈlimning (ˈlɪmɪŋ ; limˈiŋ; ˈlɪmnɪŋ ; limˈniŋ)
1. 
to paint or draw
2. 
to portray in words; describe
3.  Obsolete
to illuminate (manuscripts)

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Limner

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tr.v. limned, limn·ing (lĭmnĭng), limns
1. To describe or depict by painting or drawing.
2. To suffuse or highlight with light or color; illuminate: "There was just enough juice left in Merrill's flashlight to limn the outlines: A round lobe here. Another lobe over there" (Hampton Sides).
3. To describe or portray in words.

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