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