What is "miniate"

Miniate \Min"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miniated; p. pr. & vb. n. Miniating.] [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See Minium.] To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript.
--T. Wharton.

Miniate \Min"i*ate\, a. Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.

1. Of or relating to the colour of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion. v

2. To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion, or with red letters, as in a manuscript.

1. v. paint with red lead or vermilion

2. decorate (manuscipts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" [syn: rubricate]