Miniature

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Miniature
Author: Noah Webster

MIN’IATURE, n.

1. A painting in water colors on vellum, ivory or paper, with points or dots; sometimes in oil colors. The term is usually applied to portraits painted on a very small scale.

2. A picture or representation in a small compass, or less than the reality.

3. Red letter; rubric distinction.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Miniature," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 5, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CKJK6I5PEST1TWB.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Miniature." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 5 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CKJK6I5PEST1TWB.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Miniature' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 5 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CKJK6I5PEST1TWB.