Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Miniature

Miniature (?; 277) , noun

[Italian miniatura, from Latin miniare. See Miniate, v.,Minium.]

1.
Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
2.
Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
3.
Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obsolete]
4.
A particular feature or trait. [Obsolete] — Massinger

Miniature , adjective

Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.

Miniature , transitive verb

To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.