Miniature definition

From the miniatura (manuscript illumination), from miniare (to illuminate), from the miniāre (to colour red), from minium (red lead).

A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.

There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece.
A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
A musical composition which is short in duration.

Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.
A token in a game representing a unit or character.

Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleanic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.

Smaller than normal.

I find miniature dogs annoying; they seem to yap more than full-size dogs.