f. (accord. to [L.] also lipī) smearing, anointing &c. (see -kara)
painting, drawing, [L.]
writing, letters, alphabet, art or manner of writing, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]
anything written, manuscript, inscription, letter, document, [Naiṣ.]; [Lalit.]
outward appearance (lipim-√ āp, with gen., ‘to assume the appearance of’; citrāṃ lipiṃ √ nī, ‘to decorate beautifully’), [Vcar.]