miniature

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
miniature/ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/

▶adjective of a much smaller size than normal. ▶noun

• 1 a thing that is much smaller than normal.

  ■ a very small bottle of spirits.

  ■ a very small and minutely detailed painting, especially a portrait.

• 2 a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript.

– derivatives
miniaturist noun,
miniaturization (or miniaturisation) noun,
miniaturize (or miniaturise) verb.

– origin C16: from Ital. miniatura, via med. L. from L. miniare ‘rubricate’, from minium ‘red lead, vermilion’ (used to mark particular words in manuscripts).