limn
to represent in drawing or painting.
to portray in words; describe.
Obsolete. to illuminate (manuscripts).
Origin of limn
1Other words from limn
- outlimn, verb (used with object)
- un·limned, adjective
Words that may be confused with limn
- limb, limn
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How to use limn in a sentence
Why I even remember when Bill Frist was limned as some kind of great sage.
Between each group of figures the face of the rock was scored with mysterious signs and rudely limned weapons of war and chase.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairOne moment he was limned in the glow of the flashlight, then gunfire made a blasting hell of that fourth floor.
His light flashed out at the motor, riding perched on its swivel, limned against cold, hard points of light that were the stars.
Tight Squeeze | Dean Charles IngThere was no need now to map out a course of action; he had limned that in the main before leaving Newport.
The Terms of Surrender | Louis Tracy
There was no suggestion of a body, only that majestic head crowned with hyacinthine locks and limned in lambent fire.
The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
British Dictionary definitions for limn
/ (lɪm) /
to represent in drawing or painting
archaic to describe in words
an obsolete word for illuminate
Origin of limn
1Derived forms of limn
- limner (ˈlɪmnə), noun
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