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rubricated
[roo-bri-key-tid]
adjective
(in ancient manuscripts, early printed books, etc.) having titles, catchwords, etc., distinctively colored.
Other Word Forms
- unrubricated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rubricated1
Example Sentences
A marvelously tiny man, spry though old, gave us a parchment book, one he had rubricated, pleased to see us in love.
There were those specially selected, to insert the rubricated letters and designs of the border page, while others prepared the vellum, or attended to the binding.
These are folios of April, All the library of spring, Missals gilt and rubricated With the frost's illumining.
It is printed on antique paper of special quality, with rubricated initials and spacious margins.
Illuminated pages, rubricated headings, and fine illustrations were conspicuous by their absence.
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