Limn v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limned p. pr. & vb. n. Limning ]
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.
3. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.
◄ ►
Lim·ning n. The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced.
Adorned with illumination which we now call limning. --Wood.
◄ ►
limning
n : a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: delineation,
depiction, line drawing]