MINIATURE — L’art de la miniature dérive de l’enluminure médiévale; il lui emprunte aussi son nom, puisque le terme de miniature semble provenir de minium , couleur rouge employée dans la décoration des manuscrits. Il n’est pas à exclure, en outre, que… … Encyclopédie Universelle
miniature — MINIATURE. s. f. On prononce ordinairement, Mignature. Sorte de peinture delicate qui se fait à petits points. Portrait de miniature. portrait en miniature. petite miniature … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Miniature — Min i*a*ture, a. Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miniature — [adj] tiny baby, diminutive, itsybitsy*, itty bitty*, Lilliputian*, little, midget, mini, minikin, minuscule, minute, mite, model, petite, pint sized, pocket, reduced, scaleddown, small, small scale, teensy*, teeny*, toy, wee; concepts 773,789… … New thesaurus
miniature — [min′ē ə chər, min′i chər] n. [It miniatura, rubrication, illumination of manuscripts < ML < pp. of L miniare, to paint red < minium, red lead (see MINIUM): sense infl. by L minutus,MINUTE2] 1. a small painting or illuminated letter, as… … English World dictionary
Miniature — Min i*a*ture, v. t. To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Miniature — Min i*a*ture (?; 277), n. [It. miniatura, fr. L. miniare. See {Miniate}, v.,{Minium}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in medi[ae]val manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miniature — index model, tenuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
miniature — adj minute, diminutive, *small, little, wee, tiny, teeny, weeny … New Dictionary of Synonyms
miniature — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of a much smaller size than normal. ► NOUN 1) a thing that is much smaller than normal. 2) a very small and minutely detailed portrait. 3) a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript. DERIVATIVES miniaturize (also … English terms dictionary
Miniature — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Miniature (homonymie). Miniature enluminée sur parchemin … Wikipédia en Français
