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What (who) is Limn - definition
limn
v. a.
Paint, draw and paint, draw, illuminate.
Limn
·vt To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.
II. Limn ·vt To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.
limn
[l?m]
¦ verb literary
1. represent in painting or words.
2. suffuse or highlight with bright colour or light.
Derivatives
limner noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'illuminate a manuscript'): alt. of obs. lumine 'illuminate', via OFr. luminer from L. luminare 'make light'.
Examples of use of Limn
1. "There is a different sensibility here," says Jos Limn, director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
2. Jacques Lowe, the man ultimately chosen by Kennedy père to limn his son, in full–time attendance on him throughout his presidency, compiled an archive of 40,000 negatives, which were stored in the vaults of the Chase Manhattan Bank at the World Trade Centre, only to be destroyed on September 11 2001.
3. So Melbourne has taken the bold step of announcing that it will be commemorating Miss Kylie Minogue by means of a bronze statue on the city‘s docklands Walk of Stars (they will surely have to melt down just a few pennies to make her!). Blessed rumour has it that she will be captured forever in hot pants, the better to limn a globally adored set of buttocks.