[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

limn \limn\ li^m, v. t. imp.  p. p. limned li^md; p.
   pr.  vb. n. limning li^m"ni^ng or li^m"i^ng.
   oe. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, f. enluminer to
   illuminate, to limn, ll. illuminare to paint. root122. see
   illuminate, luminous.
   1. to draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic
      way with pencil or brush.
      1913 webster

            let a painter carelessly limn out a million of
            faces, and you shall find them all different. --sir
                                                  t. browne.
      1913 webster

   2. hence: to picture in words; to describe in graphic terms.
      pjc

   3. to illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental
      figures, letters, or borders.
      1913 webster
see also:
limned limning illuminate luminous 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

limn
     v 1: trace the shape of syn: delineate, outline
     2: make a portrait of; "goya wanted to portray his mistress,
        the duchess of alba" syn: portray, depict
see also:
delineate outline portray depict 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

60 moby thesaurus words for "limn":
   bring to life, cartoon, catch a likeness, chalk, character,
   characterize, charcoal, chart, color, contour, copy, crayon,
   crosshatch, dash off, daub, delineate, depict, describe, design,
   diagram, doodle, draft, draw, evoke, express, give words to, hatch,
   hit off, image, interpret, map, notate, outline, paint,
   paint a picture, pencil, picture, picturize, portray, print,
   profile, register, render, represent, rub, schematize, scratch,
   scumble, set forth, shade, silhouette, sketch, stencil, symbolize,
   take a rubbing, tint, trace, trace out, trace over, write

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LIMNING MICHIKO KAKUTANI
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Dictionary.com/limn
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Anecdote - Michiko Kakutani - Limn the Pretentious Reviewer
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San Francisco Art Openings: Limn Gallery
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sonomu: New LIMN EP from www.4thharmonic.com
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Dictionary.com/Word of the Day: limn
...Butler draws upon the same gifts of empathy and insight, the same ability to limn an.....But used faithfully and correctly, language can "limn the actual, imagined and possible.....Limn is from Middle English limnen, alteration of luminen, from enluminen, from Medieval..
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