rubricate
Pronunciation: /ˈro͞obriˌkāt/
verb
chiefly historical
add elaborate, typically red, capital letters or other decorations to (a manuscript).
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin rubricat- 'marked in red', from the verb rubricare, from rubrica (see rubric)
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Mrs. Barnes
rubricated at the top of the paper. It wasn't really an enhancement to the manuscript as far as Joey was concerned.
The huge letter
D didn't fit with his own sense of the story he'd turned it. Mrs. Barnes said he hadn't followed the
rubric she had distributed as part of the assignment. Once he'd started writing the story, though, it seemed to just flow from his pen. The story almost told itself. He just couldn't face going back to add in the minutae she wanted.
Next time, he would consider starting the story with a big red A like the ones he had seen in the elaborate manuscripts done by those poor monks back before Gutenberg implemented movable type. He could buy a big red marker just as easily as Mrs. Barnes.
Words are a game. Sometimes I play alone, but I encourage YOU to play, too.