About The Word Vignette
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Vignette
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What's The Definition Of Vignette?
[n] a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
[n] a photograph whose edges shade off gradually [n] a brief literary description Synonyms | Synonyms for Vignette: sketch Related Terms | Find terms related to Vignette: See Also | description | exposure | photo | photograph | pic | sketch | study Vignette In Webster's Dictionary \Vi*gnette"\, n.
A picture, illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one of a
small or dainty kind.
\Vi*gnette"\ (?; 277), n. [F. vignette, fr. vigne a vine. See {Vine}, and cf. {Vinette}.] 1. (Arch.) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. 2. A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge. \Vi*gnette"\, v. t. To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away. |
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