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The English took the word as miniate.
To 'miniate' originally meant to use minium or red lead (usually mixed with, e.g., egg white and water) for rubrication and illumination.
1765-1776 Storia naturale degli uccelli trattata con metodo e adornata di figure intagliate in rame e miniate al naturale.