v. Now rare or Obs. [a. OF. lumine-r, med.L. lūmināre, f. L. lūmin-, lūmen light. Cf. LIMN v., ILLUMINE v.] trans. To light up, illumine. † In early use, to illuminate (manuscripts or books); see LIMN v. Hence Lumined ppl. a., Lumining vbl. sb.
1387. Trevisa, Higden (Rolls), VII. 295. Þis bisshop hymself schonede not to write and lumine and bynde bookes.
1483. Cath. Angl., 223/2. To Lumine, illuminare.
1512. in Ld. Treas. Acc. Scotl., IV. 379. In part pament of lummyng [? read lumining] of the Kingis grete portuus x Franch crounis.
1577–87. Holinshed, Chron., III. 857/1. The outward part of the place lumined the eies of the beholders, by reason of the sumptuous worke.
1596. Spenser, Heavenly Love, 280. Blinding the eyes, and lumining the spright.
1729. Savage, Wanderer, III. 139. From lumin’d windows glancing on the eye, Around, athwart, the striking shadows fly.
1823. J. F. Cooper, Pioneers, xli. A smile of joy lumined his wrinkled features.
