rubricated

American  

[roo-bri-key-tid] / ˈru brɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. (in ancient manuscripts, early printed books, etc.) having titles, catchwords, etc., distinctively colored.

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Other Word Forms

• unrubricated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of rubricated

First recorded in 1595–1605; rubricate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

I wish the copy to be done not on tissue paper but on good paper such as is used for plays, and a wide rubricated margin should be left for corrections .

From Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde by Wilde, Oscar

It bears traces of many hands; and betrays in the dialogue of the formal characters the rubricated lines of the church play on which it was based.

From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest

In decorating, one artist rubricated, another painted the miniatures.

From Old English Libraries by Savage, Ernest Albert

Space before ðar: ð rubricated and red afterwards erased MS. ðus ge tileð ðar     wiles ge time haueð. so it her telleð.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph

But what of color—splendid initials in red, blue, or green, rubricated headings, lines, or paragraphs?

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman