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rubricated

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[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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Etymology

Origin of rubricated

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

Example Sentences

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There were those specially selected, to insert the rubricated letters and designs of the border page, while others prepared the vellum, or attended to the binding.

From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William

A marvelously tiny man, spry though old, gave us a parchment book, one he had rubricated, pleased to see us in love.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander

With rubricated Initials and 12 full-page Photogravure Illustrations by Charles H. Woodbury and Marcia O. Woodbury. 12mo, gilt top, $1.50.

From Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. by Pickard, Samuel T. (Samuel Thomas)

Such was Captain Daniel's rubricated copy of the Buccaneers' Λειτονργία.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 by Various

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

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