vignette

Definition of Vignette in English :

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Noun

1. sketch, vignette

a brief literary description

sketch

2. vignette

a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

3. vignette

a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vignette

see synonyms of vignette

noun

1.

a small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter

2.

a short graceful literary essay or sketch

3.

a photograph, drawing, etc, with edges that are shaded off

4. architecture

a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc

5.

any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc

verb (transitive)

6.

to finish (a photograph, picture, etc) with a fading border in the form of a vignette

7.

a.

to decorate with vignettes

b.

to portray in or as in a vignette

Vignette

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noun

1.

an ornamental design (originally one of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) or illustration used on a page of a book, magazine, etc., as at the beginning or end of a chapter or section

2.

a picture, photograph, film image, etc. with no definite border, shading off gradually at the edges into the background

3.

a.

a short literary sketch or description

b.

a short, carefully constructed scene in a film, play, etc.; specif., one regarded as subtle, sensitive, etc.

verb transitiveWord forms: viˈgnetted or viˈgnetting

4.

to make a vignette of

Vignette

see synonyms of vignette

n.

1. A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter of a book or along the border of a page.

2. An unbordered picture, often a portrait, that shades off into the surrounding color at the edges.

3.

a. A short, usually descriptive literary sketch.

b. A short scene or incident, as from a movie.

tr.v. vi·gnet·ted, vi·gnet·ting, vi·gnettes

1. To provide (a photograph or image) with indistinct or fading edges.

2. To describe in a brief way.

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