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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Limn

/(lĭm)/ · IPA /lɪm/
01 v. t. To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.
imp. & p. p. Limned; p. pr. & vb. n. Limning
  1. 1.
    To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.
    “Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different.” Sir T. Browne.
  2. 2.
    To picture in words; to describe in graphic terms.
  3. 3.
    To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.