3 March 2015

limn

[lim]

verb (used with object)
1. to represent in drawing or painting.
2. to portray in words; describe.
3. Obsolete. to illuminate (manuscripts).

Origin
late Middle English, Middle French, Latin
1400-14501400-50; late Middle English lymne, variant of Middle English luminen to illuminate (manuscripts), aphetic variant of enlumine < Middle French enluminer < Latin inlūmināre to embellish, literally, light up; see illuminate

Related forms
outlimn, verb (used with object)
unlimned, adjective

Can be confused
limb, limn.

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Examples from the web for limn
– They are rated by their ability to limn the customer’s likeness on paper.
– There is no determined plotting or pioneering zeal from childhood to limn her story.
– Included among these is finning otherwise non- limn hydroelectric power so that it can be sold as higher value firm power.

Today’s aphorism

You can, you should and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.

– Stephen King

On this day

3 March 1923 – the first edition of Time magazine is published featuring Joseph Gurney Cannon, a U.S. congressman.

3 March 1931 – the Star Spangled Banner becomes the United States national anthem. The song was written by Francis Scott Key on 14 September 1814.

3 March 1991 – In Los Angeles, three white police officers are filmed viciously bashing African American, Rodney King. The video of police brutality is shown publicly. Four police officers are charged in relation to the bashing, but are later acquitted. News of the acquittal led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots.