rubricated

[ roo-bri-key-tid ]

/ ˈru brɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

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

Nearby words

rubredoxin, rubriblast, rubric, rubrical, rubricate, rubricated, rubrician, rubricyte, rubrospinal decussation, rubrum lily, rubstone

Origin of rubricated

First recorded in 1595–1605; rubricate + -ed²

Related forms

un·ru·bri·cat·ed, adjective

Definition for rubricated (2 of 2)

rubricate

[ roo-bri-keyt ]

/ ˈru brɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object), ru·bri·cat·ed, ru·bri·cat·ing.

to mark or color with red.

to furnish with or regulate by rubrics.

Origin of rubricate

1560–70; < Late Latin rūbrīcātus (past participle of rūbrīcāre to color red), equivalent to rūbrīc(a) red ocher (see rubric) + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

ru·bri·ca·tion, nounru·bri·ca·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for rubricated

At the head of the first page of the text of the book were three rubricated Arabic words.
A Modern Aladdin|Howard Pyle
The rubricated titles are of somewhat later date than the body of the text.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
The paper was to be of hand-made linen, from the Kelmscott Mills; the type black-letter, with rubricated initials.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue|Various
Printed on the finest deckle edge paper and bound in the best silk finished cloth, with frontispiece and rubricated title page.
The Wide, Wide World|Susan Warner

There are no figures or illuminations, but the titles are rubricated in burnished gold or in colours.
Studies in the History and Method of Science|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rubricated

rubricate

/ (ˈruːbrɪˌkeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to print (a book or manuscript) with red titles, headings, etc

to mark in red

to supply with or regulate by rubrics

Derived Forms

rubrication, nounrubricator, noun

Word Origin for rubricate

C16: from Latin rubricāre to colour red, from rubrīca red earth; see rubric

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