alluminare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *alluminare (compare French allumer, Spanish alumbrar, Portuguese alumiar), from Classical Latin illūminō, illūmināre (illuminate, light up, brighten).

Verb

alluminare

  1. (transitive) to add gold or silver to pigments in order to make the painting (usually a miniature) shine

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