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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediæval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.

2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.

3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]

4. A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] Massinger.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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