Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - miniature
Miniature
miniature
adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 much smaller than normal. 2 represented on a small scale. --n. 1 any object reduced in size. 2 a small-scale minutely finished portrait. 3 this branch of painting (portrait in miniature). 4 a picture or decorated letters in an illuminated manuscript. --v.tr. represent on a smaller scale. Phrases and idioms in miniature on a small scale. miniature camera a camera producing small negatives. Derivatives miniaturist n. (in senses 2 and 3 of n.). Etymology: It. miniatura f. med.L miniatura f. L miniare rubricate, illuminate f. L minium red lead, vermilion
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I. noun Etymology: Italian miniatura art of illuminating a manuscript, from Medieval Latin, from Latin miniatus, past participle of miniare to color with minium, from minium red lead Date: circa 1586 1. a copy on a much reduced scale, something small of its kind, a painting in an illuminated book or manuscript, the art of painting ~s, a very small portrait or other painting (as on ivory or metal), miniaturist noun miniaturistic adjective II. adjective Date: 1714 being or represented on a small scale, see: small ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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