miniate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Miniated p. pr. & vb. n. Miniating ] [ L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See Minium. ] To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript. T. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]