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The Meaning of miniature

  • (v.) Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
  • (v.) Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
  • (v.) Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
  • (v.) A particular feature or trait.
  • (a.) Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
  • (v. t.) To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.

Synonyms

illumination , toy

Rhymes

allure , amanpour , assure , badour , baldur , beladur , bijur , bloor , bonjour , boor , brochure , buhr , contour , couture , cure , demure , detour , duerr , dufour , endure , ensure , entrepreneur , epicure , fluhr , foor , fuhr , gilmour , gloor , gochnour , immature , impure , insure , inure , jabbour , jure , lacour , lancour , latour , lesure , lumpur , lure , manure , mature , moor , moore , muhr , muir , murre , obscure , observateur , pimplapure , premature , procure , pure , reassure , rednour , reinsure , ruhr , schnoor , secure , segur , spoor , stamour , stuhr , suhr , suhre , suire , sure , tour , ture , uhr , unsure , your