Lĭmn, v. t.

(lĭm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. LIMNED; p. pr. & vb. n. LIMNING.] [Abbreviated from Fr. enluminer, to illuminate, to limn, L. Lat. illuminare, to paint. See ENLUMINE, ILLUMINE, and ILLUMINATE.] To draw or paint; especially, to paint in water colors; to illumine, as books or parchments with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.

Let a painter limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. Browne.