What does limning mean?
Limning means present participle and gerund of limn.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of limn.
In the limnings, or miniatures, painted by the court artist Lavina Teerlinc she resembles her lovely grandmother, the King's late younger sister, Mary Tudor, the French Queen.
Use limning when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Limning means present participle and gerund of limn.
Common synonyms include depiction, delineation, line drawing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the limnings, or miniatures, painted by the court artist Lavina Teerlinc she resembles her lovely grandmother, the King's late younger sister, Mary Tudor, the French Queen.
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