Vignette
noun
1.
a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
2.
an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border.
3.
a decorative design representing branches, leaves, grapes, or the like, as in a manuscript.
4.
any small, pleasing picture or view.
5.
a small, graceful literary sketch.
verb (used with object), vignetted, vignetting.
6.
Photography. to finish (a picture, photograph, etc.) in the manner of a 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.
(architect) 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.
to decorate with vignettes
to portray in or as in a vignette
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