rubricated

[roo-bri-key-tid]

adjective

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

Origin of rubricated

First recorded in 1595–1605; rubricate + -ed²

Related formsun·ru·bri·cat·ed, adjective

rubricate

[roo-bri-keyt]

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

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Related Words for rubricated

pink, tint, suffuse, mantle, color, rose, rouge, bloody, paint, rubric, flush, crimson, dye, rust, glow, rubify, ruddle, rubricate, incarnadine, ruddy

Examples from the Web for rubricated

Historical Examples of rubricated

A 56-page illustrated pamphlet, untrimmed, rubricated cover.
Trilbyana
Joseph Benson Gilder & Jeannette Leonard Gilder
Cremer, Heinrich, copy of 42-line Bible rubricated by, 47 sq.
Fine Books
Alfred W. Pollard
At the head of the first page of the text of the book were three rubricated Arabic words.
A Modern Aladdin
Howard Pyle
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
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

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 Formsrubrication, nounrubricator, noun

Word Origin for rubricate

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

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