Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Limn

Limn (lim) , transitive verb

[Old English limnen, from luminen, for enluminen, French enluminer to illuminate, to limn, Late Latin illuminare to paint. r122. See Illuminate, Luminous.]

1.
To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.
Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. — Sir T. Browne
2.
To picture in words; to describe in graphic terms.
3.
To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.