rubricated

[ roo-bri-key-tid ]

/ ˈru brɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

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

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Origin of rubricated

First recorded in 1595–1605; rubricate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM rubricated

un·ru·bri·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby rubricated

rubredoxin, rubriblast, rubric, rubrical, rubricate, rubricated, rubrician, rubricyte, rubrospinal decussation, rubrum lily, rub someone's nose in it

How to use rubricated in a sentence

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
Illuminated pages, rubricated headings, and fine illustrations were conspicuous by their absence.
At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern|Myrtle Reed
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
A 56-page illustrated pamphlet, untrimmed, rubricated cover.
Trilbyana|Joseph Benson Gilder & Jeannette Leonard Gilder

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

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